TY  - JOUR
T1  - EStimating incidence of hiv infection in uganda
AU  - Todd J, Lutalo T, Kaleebu P
Y1  - 2009/01/14
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2008.954
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 159
EP  - 161
VL  - 301
IS  - 2
N2  - 
To the Editor: Dr Mermin and colleagues1 reported results from the nationally representative survey conducted in Uganda in 2004, showing an overall HIV prevalence of 6.35%. The BED assay was then applied to this cross-sectional study to identify recent HIV infections to give an estimated incidence of 1.8 per 100 person-years and a prevalence-to-incidence ratio of 3.3:1. In another study of a rural population of 18 000 from Masaka in 2004, the HIV prevalence was 7.7%, similar to the national estimate, but incidence was 0.5 per 100 person-years, giving a prevalence-to-incidence ratio of 15.4:1.2

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2008.954
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2008.954
ER  -