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Title Outcomes and Impact of HIV Prevention, ART and TB Programs in Swaziland - Early Evidence from Public Health Triangulation | ||
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069437 | ||
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Date 2013 | ||
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Author(s) van Schalkwyk, Cari; Mndzebele, Sibongile; Hlophe, Thabo; Calleja, Jesus Maria Garcia; Korenromp, Eline L.; Stoneburner, Rand; Pervilhac, Cyril | ||
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Abstract Introduction: Swaziland's severe HIV epidemic inspired an early national response since the late 1980s, and regular reporting of program outcomes since the onset of a national antiretroviral treatment (ART) program in 2004. We assessed effectiveness outcomes and mortality trends in relation to ART, HIV testing and counseling (HTC), tuberculosis (TB) and prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT).Methods: Data triangulated include intervention coverage and outcomes according to program registries (2001-2010), hospital admissions and deaths disaggregated by age and sex (2001-2010) and population mortality estimates from the 1997 and 2007 censuses and the 2007 demographic and health survey.Results: By 2010, ART reached 70% of the estimated number of people living with HIV/AIDS with CD4Conclusion: Against a background of high, but stable HIV prevalence and decreasing HIV incidence, we documented early evidence of a mortality decline associated with the expanded national HIV response since 2004. Attribution of impact to specific interventions (versus natural epidemic dynamics) will require additional data from future household surveys, and improved routine (program, surveillance, and hospital) data at district level. | ||
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Subject(s) ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; MALAWI | ||
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Language eng | ||
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Source van Schalkwyk, C, Mndzebele, S, Hlophe, T, Calleja, J M G, Korenromp, E L, Stoneburner, R & Pervilhac, C 2013, ' Outcomes and Impact of HIV Prevention, ART and TB Programs in Swaziland - Early Evidence from Public Health Triangulation ' Plos | ||
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