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South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence, Behaviour, and Communication Survey, 2017

Leickness Simbayi, Khangelani Zuma, Nompumelelo Zungu, et al.
South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence, Behaviour, and Communication Survey, 2017
ISBN: 978-0-7969-2444-5
$39.95
2019/344 pages
Distributed for HSRC Press

DESCRIPTION

This study reports the results of the most recent in a series of cross-sectional surveys undertaken by a research consortium led by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). The consortium includes local researchers from the South African Medical Research Council, National Institute of Communicable Diseases, Global Clinical and Viral Laboratories, and University of Cape Town, as well as international members from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UNAIDS, and UNICEF.

Presenting new methodologies, innovative approaches, and important advances in assessment, the study is essential reading for all stakeholders working on HIV in South Africa or globally.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Leickness Simbayi is deputy CEO for research at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). Khangelani Zuma is executive director of the HIV/AIDS, STIs, and TB research program and head of biostatistics at HSRC. Nompumelelo Zungu is research director of the Operational and Implementation Research Unit in the HIV/AIDS, STIs, and TB research program at HSRC.

CONTENTS

  • Introduction.
  • Methodology.
  • National and Provincial Results.
  • Analysis of Selected Districts.
  • Discussion.
  • Conclusions and Recommendations