In this article, the author reviews current approaches and methods for measuring the scope
of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) …

Background Most of the 48 million annual deaths in low-and middle-income countries
(LMICs) occur without medical attention at the time of death so that the causes of death …

The report covers the epidemiology of HIV from both social and biomedical points of view,
providing us not only with statistical data on HIV prevalence, HIV incidence and antiretroviral …

Summary Background The Millennium Declaration in 2000 brought special global attention
to HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria through the formulation of Millennium Development Goal …

Background Three national HIV household surveys were conducted in South Africa, in 2002,
2005 and 2008. A novelty of the 2008 survey was the addition of serological testing to …

Background Although numerous studies have investigated HIV risk factors and shown high
HIV prevalence among female sex workers in South Africa, no national HIV incidence …

In the ongoing battle against HIV/AIDS, it is critical that we are able to measure and monitor
HIV incidence, that is the number of new infections during a period of time, usually …

Background Mean duration of recent infection (MDRI) and misclassification of long-term HIV-
1 infections, as proportion false recent (PFR), are critical parameters for laboratory-based …

Working with implementing organizations and governments in over 32 countries, the US
President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has contributed to the rapid …

INTRODUCTION HIV incidence estimates are essential to monitor the progress of
prevention and control interventions. METHODS Data collected by Brazilian surveillance …