Mapping age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is still among the leading causes of disease burden and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and the world is not on track to meet targets set for ending the epidemic by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Precise HIV burden information is critical for effective geographic and epidemiological targeting of prevention and treatment interventions. Age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence estimates are widely available at the national level, and region-wide local estimates were recently published for adults overall. We add further dimensionality to previous analyses by estimating HIV prevalence at local scales, stratif

SUBMITTER: Haeuser E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9760541 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature