Background Model-based estimates of the global proportions of maternal deaths that are in
HIV-infected women range from 7% to 21%, and the effects of HIV on the risk of maternal …

Background: The rollout of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is one of the largest public health
interventions in Eastern and Southern Africa of recent years. Its impact is well described in …

Background Expanded access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) using universal test and treat
(UTT) has been suggested as a strategy to eliminate HIV in South Africa within 7 y based on …

This working paper provides a detailed technical description of the THEMBISA model, an
integrated demographic and epidemiological model of the South African HIV/AIDS epidemic …

Background Standard approaches to estimation of losses in the HIV cascade of care are
typically cross-sectional and do not include the population stages before linkage to clinical …

Background S outhern A frican countries have borne the brunt of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
Monitoring epidemiological dynamics is critical to identify the populations at greatest risk of …

Background To inform health care and training, resource and research priorities, it is
essential to establish how non-communicable disease risk factors vary by HIV-status in high …

Background Unit non-response occurs in sample surveys when a target subject does not
respond to a survey. Potential implications are decreased power, increased standard error …

This study aims to assess trends in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) incidence in South
Africa, and to assess the extent to which prevention and treatment programmes have …

The Network for Analysing Longitudinal Population-based HIV/AIDS data on Africa (ALPHA
Network) was established in 2005 and aims to:(i) broaden the evidence base on HIV …