Tag: Viral suppression
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Clustering of Risk Behaviors Sustains HIV Transmission in Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Introduction: Why risk clustering matters for HIV transmission New HIV infections have fallen in many high-prevalence countries over the past decade, but the epidemic persists in pockets where unsuppressed individuals engage in high-risk sexual behaviors. A population-based survey in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, sheds light on how risk factor clustering—age, sex, awareness of status, ART uptake,…
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Behavioral HIV Serosurvey: Clustering of Risk Factors Sustains Transmission in Rural KwaZulu-Natal
Overview A population-based cross-sectional survey conducted in 2018 in Eshowe/Mbongolwane, KwaZulu-Natal, reveals that while new HIV infections have declined in high-prevalence settings, a subset of HIV-positive individuals with high-risk sexual behavior and limited ART engagement continues to sustain transmission. Focusing on adults aged 15–59, the study analyzes HIV awareness, ART uptake, viral suppression, and sexual…
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Behavioral HIV-serosurvey in rural KwaZulu-Natal highlights clusters of risk factors sustaining HIV transmission
Overview: Why this survey matters Despite notable declines in new HIV infections across many high-prevalence countries, unsuppressed individuals engaging in high-risk sexual practices continue to drive transmission. A population-based, cross-sectional study conducted in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, focused on HIV-positive adults aged 15–59 to identify age-gender groups most responsible for sustaining transmission. Conducted from August to…