Rate Of New Infection Is Beginning To Level Off In The Nation With The World's Highest Prevalence Of HIV

The results from a nationally representative HIV incidence study in Swaziland indicate that the national rate of new HIV infections is 2.38% among adults ages 18-49. This figure, comparable to the 2009 UNAIDS estimate of 2.66% for Swaziland adults ages 15-49, suggests that the HIV epidemic in Swaziland may have begun to stabilize in the past few years. The findings of the Swaziland HIV Incidence Measurement Survey (SHIMS) were presented at the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington DC. "The country continues to have very high HIV incidence rates... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..