Open AccessDo HIV prevalence trends in antenatal clinic surveillance represent trends in the general population in the antiretroviral therapy era? The case of Manicaland, East Zimbabwe
Author(s) -
Simon Gregson,
Kanika Dharmayat,
Monique Pereboom,
Albert Takaruza,
Owen Mugurungi,
Nadine Schur,
Constance Nyamukapa
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0000000000000754
Subject(s) - medicine , population , demography , attendance , confidence interval , pediatrics , environmental health , sociology , economics , economic growth
National estimates of HIV trends in generalized epidemics rely on HIV prevalence data from antenatal clinic (ANC) surveillance. We investigate whether HIV prevalence trends in ANC data reflect trends in men and women in the general population during the scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Manicaland, Zimbabwe.