@article{ajcmr2013115,
author={{Kerina, Duri and Babill, Stray-Pedersen and F, Muller},
title={HIV/AIDS: The Zimbabwean Situation and Trends},
journal={American Journal of Clinical Medicine Research},
volume={1},
number={1},
pages={15--22},
year={2013},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajcmr/1/1/5},
issn={2328-403X},
abstract={Although there are many Zimbabwean published manuscripts reporting on different HIV/AIDS research areas on what has been happening over the years concise national reviews are rare yet such reports are not only important to the respective researchers and policy makers of the native country but are also of great value to potential donors and/or collaborators who may wish to have a quick and deep understanding of disease burden and trends of the nation they may wish to work with. Recent data from general population surveys point to a remarkable decline in the HIV prevalence attributed mainly to changes in sexual behavior and to some extent to effective preventive programmes such as male circumcision, prevention of mother to child transmission of the virus (PMTCT) including improved access to antiretroviral therapy among the infected that has consequently reduced transmission at population level. This review seeks to give a simple and clear Zimbabwean HIV/AIDS perspective detailing the geographical, demographical, social economic status including HIV related legal aspects that could have shaped the observed disease burden and trends. Milestones, impact, and challenges around the control of the HIV/AIDS pandemic will be discussed.},
doi={10.12691/ajcmr-1-1-5}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}