Although the number of new HIV infections has declined by over 30% in the past decade,
the number of people who acquire HIV each year remains unacceptably high. In 2014 the …

More than one billion people worldwide are estimated to be living with a disability. A
significant proportion of them lives in Sub-Saharan Africa where they are reported to be at …

This article presents key findings from the 2012 HIV prevalence, incidence and behaviour
survey conducted in South Africa and explores trends in the HIV epidemic. A representative …

A greater knowledge of the burden of HIV in rural areas of Southern Africa is needed,
especially among older adults. We conducted a cross-sectional biomarker survey in the rural …

Objective: This study formed part of the South African National HIV, Incidence, Behaviour
and Communication (SABSSM) 2008 survey, which included questions assessing the extent …

Resilience, or adaptive behavior in the face of adversity, has recently come to be understood
as a phenomenon that should not be uniformly conceptualized across contexts and cultures …

Background Youth-friendly health services are a key strategy for improving young people's
health. This is the first study investigating provision of the Youth Friendly Services …

Background Psychological factors are often neglected in HIV research, although
psychological distress is common in low-to middle-income countries, such as South Africa …

Background Rates of violence against women are reported to be highest in Africa compared
to other continents. We aimed to determine associations between mental illness …

Objective: For antiretroviral therapy (ART) to have a population-level HIV prevention impact,
high levels of HIV testing and effective linkages to HIV care among HIV-infected persons are …