National Hiv Prevalence Trend

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Report Examines Trends in HIV Prevalence in South Africa

"National HIV and Syphilis Prevalence Survey, South Africa, 2006 ," Department of Health , South Africa: This new report, based on antenatal surveys conducted in all nine provinces in South Africa, finds national HIV prevalence among pregnant women... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HIV-Related Stigma and Knowledge in the United States: Prevalence and Trends, 1991-1999

People with AIDS (PWAs) and the social groups to which they belong have been stigmatized worldwide since the epidemic began. Stigma has interfered with effective societal response to AIDS and has imposed hardships on PWAs and those around them. Fear... Read more »

Trends and Measurement of HIV Prevalence in Northern Malawi

Most data on HIV prevalence in Malawi come from antenatal clinic (ANC) surveillance, so they are subject to bias. Since HIV is associated both directly and indirectly with lower fertility, ANC sources tend to underestimate HIV prevalence. Pregnant... Read more »

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Why is the prevalance of HIV increasing among the young and gay populations?

Hi Dr. Bob,I just saw this really troubling article on Yahoo News and thought you might have some feedback on it. In particular, it's really troubling that the rate of HIV infection among youth and gay men has increased so significantly over...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,This is a highly complex issue and I could write a thesis on all the factors potentially contributing to these epidemiological trends. They would include such disparate issues as biology, sociology, politics, religion, perception, funding... Read more »

HIV-2 prevalence and window period

Hello Dr. Bob -Saturday will be 12 weeks from my potential exposure and heading in on Monday for my 12 week test. Tested negative at 9 weeks, so hoping to stay and get my WOOHOO!Like a lot of other worriers out there, I'm now wondering about...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,1.The window period for HIV-2 is the same as for HIV-1, i.e. three months.2.The incidence and prevalence of HIV-2 remains very low in the U.S. The CDC has updated numbers on national HIV-1 and HIV-2 statistics. Could there be tens of thousands... Read more »

The Prevalance of HIV?? How safe is our blood supply?

Hi, I am very concerned about the accuracy of HIV screening in donated blood. first of all I am aware that it takes 3-6 months for HIV to develope in the blood. Therefore, I am curious to how the Amreican Red Cross can reassure that blood is...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

The United States blood supply is probably the safest blood supply in the world. Although this body.com response is probably not the place for a lengthy debate over it, the Blood Banks of America have initiated a whole series of tests to ensure its... Read more »

HIV 2 prevalence

DR.Holodniy, Is there an actual number of individuals to infected with HIV2 in the United States ? I did a home access test and it does not test for this is this something that if your doing an HIV test you should be tested for? Thank you...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

The number of HIV-2 infected people in the US is somewhere around 100. Almost all of these people acquired the infection outside the US.... Read more »

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HIV 2 Prevalence

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HIV 2 prevalence
Posted: Nov 17, 2001

DR.Holodniy,

Is there an actual number of individuals to infected with HIV2 in the United States ? I did a home access test and it does not test for this is this something that if your doing an HIV test you... Read more »

disturbing trend any thoughts?

Posted by chrisbadmushroom, 2 Replies

I have noticed a disturbing trend of people on this site and other sites. People who have symptoms of hiv /aids for prolonged amounts of time who continue a downward spiral of there health., but always test negative for hiv. I know of my own... Read more »

Mozambique HIV/AIDS Programme National Coordinator

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Vacancy: ActionAid Mozambique HIV/AIDS Programme National Coordinator
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ActionAid Mozambique has an established HIV/AIDS programme working with local partner organisations, which will scale up dramatically over the next three to five... Read more »

National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the U.S. (Finally!)

Posted by TheBody

Thirty years into the epidemic, U.S. government officials have formally unveiled the country's first national strategy for fighting HIV/AIDS within its borders. The strategy aims to establish a coordinated, nationwide effort to reduce new HIV... Read more »

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