HIV/AIDS
Findings from University of KwaZulu-Natal advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS
Published in AIDS Weekly, May 26th, 2008
"ANONYMOUS HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) surveys aim to provide unbiased estimates of HIV prevalence and are essential for monitoring the burden of HIV in a population. However, anonymous HIV surveys allow only limited linkage with risk factor data and do not allow participants to be informed of their HIV results.' This is an important disadvantage in the face of evidence of individual and public health benefits of knowing one's HIV status and the increasing availability of antiretroviral therapy worldwide.(2-4) In accordance with ethical guidelines.(5-7) anonymous HIV surveys usually refer participants. to voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) services where these exist or else set...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2008-05-26)
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