23 February 2009
The HSRC would like to express its deepest sympathy to the family of Professor Wally Morrow, an HSRC Councilor and member of the Editorial Board of HSRC Press, who died on Wednesday, 11 February. Prof. Morrow was diagnosed with an incurable brain…
10 February 2009
The Joint Learning Initiative on Children and HIV/AIDS, a two-year, independent alliance of researchers, implementers, policy-makers, activists and people living with HIV, has released its’ final report “Home Truths: Facing the Facts on…
04 February 2009
The Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) released the final Voter Participation Survey today at Gallager Convention Centre in Midrand ahead of the finale voter registration weekend of 7 and 8 February 2009. The IEC commissioned the…
01 December 2005
HIV prevalence figures reflect the proportion of people in the population living with HIV at a given point in time. The observed HIV prevalence is the result of cumulative new infections over time, minus the cumulative deaths that occurred in HIV…
The national HIV prevalence in the population of people two years and older is estimated to be 10.8%, with a higher prevalence in women (13.3%) than in men (8.2%). HIV prevalence increases with age from 3.3% in children aged 2-14 years to 16.2 % in…
The figures show that South African children have a high HIV prevalence. In the 2-4 age group, 4.9% of boys and 5.3% of girls are HIV positive, translating into an estimated 129 621 children. In the slightly older age group of 5-9, 4.2% of boys and…
An individual’s belief in his or her personal susceptibility to illness or disease is an important element in health behaviour and influences whether someone adopts risk-reducing behaviour and/or preventive strategies. In this study respondents…
Stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS have often been identified as primary barriers to effective HIV prevention, as well as to the provision of treatment, care and support. Table 3.64 shows that the overwhelming majority of…
VCT is an important strategy for HIV prevention and access to treatment, care and support services. Although overall knowledge of where to access HIV testing services was high, rural respondents and those 50 years and older make less use of, and have…
Attitudes are complex to measure through questionnaire-based approaches, given that many factors influence a particular attitudinal response. In 2002, an alternate set of questions was utilised, mainly focusing on knowledge-related attitudes. This…
