Objective An increasing number of countries have been estimating the distribution of new
adult HIV infections by modes of transmission (MOT) to help prioritise prevention efforts. We …

COOKING DATA is an ethnographic study of how demographic data is collected, handled,
processed, and manipulated by fieldworkers, researchers, policymakers, and NGOs in …

Background HIV epidemiology among female sex workers (FSWs) and their clients in the
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is poorly understood. We addressed this gap …

Background High early mortality in patients with HIV-1 starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) in
sub-Saharan Africa, compared to Europe and North America, is well documented. Longer …

Optima is a software package for modeling HIV epidemics and interventions that we
developed to address practical policy and program problems encountered by funders …

Introduction High incidence of HIV infection among adolescent girls and young women
(AGYW) has been attributed to the numerous and often layered vulnerabilities that they …

In the mid-1990s, experts predicted that India would face the world's biggest AIDS epidemic
by 2000. Though a crisis at this scale never fully materialized, global public health …

Background Frequent engagement of men in sexual encounters with female sex workers
(FSWs) without using condoms places them at a high risk for HIV infection. HIV testing has …

Background In Uganda, fertility rates and adult HIV prevalence are high, and many women
conceive with partners living with HIV. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) reduces HIV …

Immense progress has been made in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Achieving and
exceeding the AIDS targets for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) was …