What type of high-risk behaviour is driving HIV infection?
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) is undertaking a comprehensive study of risky behaviour and other factors driving the spread of HIV/AIDS in SA. The fifth national HIV prevalence, incidence, behaviour and communication study will survey more than 60,000 South Africans for nine months. The aim is to identify risky behaviour and social factors that increase South Africans’ chances of contracting the disease. The study aims to determine prevalence in specific districts and to estimate exposure to antiretroviral therapy, the number of men circumcised and the breastfeeding behaviours of HIV-positive mothers, allowing HSRC to determine trends in HIV prevalence. SA has the largest HIV/AIDS treatment programme in the world, with an estimated 3.6-million people on antiretroviral treatment, putting fiscal constraints on the national health budget. In 2016-17, R17.5bn was allocated to HIV programmes, and antiretroviral treatment was the largest contributor to HIV and AIDS spending, a...
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