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South Africa
 
National HIV and syphilis prevalence survey South Africa 2006
 
 
National Department of Health, South Africa
Published:  January  1 2007
Posted:  June  27 2007
 
(u>Main findings:(/u>

1. HIV national HIV prevalence amongst women in the survey stands at 29.1%.
This is compared to 30.2% in 2005.
2. The 2006 estimate represents a statistically significant reduction on HIV
prevalence between 2005 and 2006.
3. The HIV prevalence rates have been stable (not increasing nor decreasing for
several years, this is the first evidence of a decline in the SA epidemic)

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Keywords: South Africa, HIv/AIDS, Syphilis, National prevalence
 
 
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