Global trends in HIV infection demonstrate an overall increase in HIV prevalence and
substantial declines in AIDS related deaths largely attributable to the survival benefits of …

HIV/AIDS is a leading cause of disease burden in sub-Saharan Africa. Existing evidence has
demonstrated that there is substantial local variation in the prevalence of HIV; however …

HIV testing of African immigrants in Belgium showed that HIV existed among Africans by
1983. However, the epidemic was recognized much later in most parts of sub-Saharan …

Background Substantial reductions in adult mortality have been observed in South Africa
since the mid-2000s, but there has been no formal evaluation of how much of this decline is …

“It's not about everybody getting the same thing. It's about everybody getting what they need
in order to improve the quality of their situation.” Cynthia Silvia Parker, Interaction Institute for …

ABSTRACT HIV infections are growing the fastest amongst adolescents, especially in sub
Saharan Africa. On reaching adolescence, perinatally-infected youth may have different …

Background There has been remarkable progress in the treatment of HIV throughout sub-
Saharan Africa, but there are few data on the prevalence and overlap of other significant …

Background It is common to use the mid-point between the latest-negative and earliest-
positive test dates as the date of the infection event. However, the accuracy of the mid-point …

Background Antiretroviral therapy (ART) substantially decreases morbidity and mortality in
people living with HIV. In this study, we describe population-level trends in the adult life …

Introduction. Although ART has improved the outcome of people living with HIV/AIDS, still
some patients develop TB while receiving ART. The literature on the magnitude of this …