Swaziland: HIV prevention response and modes of transmission analysis

This 2009 study synthesizes existing and new data to characterize Swaziland’s HIV epidemic, and briefly review the prevention response and funding allocation (drawing on the 2008 National AIDS Spending Assessment). It assesses how well prevention aligns with evidence on sources of new infections. Recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of prevention are offered. The data confirm the hypothesis that multiple, concurrent long-term heterosexual relationships, in a context of implicitly permissive social norms, gender inequality and economic need, are a key contributor to HIV transmission in Swaziland. (This is part of a program of work led by the UNAIDS Regional Support Team for Eastern and Southern Africa, with support from UNAIDS Geneva and the Bank’s Global HIV/AIDS Program).

Publisher: National Emergency Response Council on HIV/AIDS
Year of Publication: March 2009