The 25th International Aids Conference heard that while the prevalence of HIV has decreased in South Africa since 2017, females are still disproportionately affected by the disease.
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) released the key findings of the Sixth South African HIV Prevalence, Incidence, and Behaviour Survey at the conference in Munich, Germany, on Wednesday.
They said the survey shows encouraging trends in prevalence, prevention and treatment, following on from earlier reports at the conference that medical authorities and government were on track to have Aids completely under control by 2030.
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Incidence rate consistently higher in femalesThe survey found that HIV prevalence (percentage of people living with HIV) for all ages decreased from 14.0% in 2017 to 12.7% in 2022 translating to a decline from 7.9 million to 7.8 million people living with HIV.
