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HIV/AIDS
Reports outline HIV/AIDS study results from J. Musinguzi et al
June 16th, 2009
According to recent research from Kampala, Uganda, "HIV programs in generalized epidemics have traditionally relied on antenatal clinic (ANC) sentinel surveillance data to guide prevention and to model epidemic trends. ANC data, however, come from a subset of the population, and their representativeness of the population has been debated." "Data from a national population-based Uganda HIV/AIDS Sero-Behavioral Survey (UHSBS) were compared with those from ANC sentinel surveillance. Using geographic information system, UHSBS clusters within a 30 kin radius of the ANC sites were mapped. Estimates of HIV prevalence from ANC surveillance were compared with those from UHSBS....
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-06-16)
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