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Arusha, Tanzania: 10-14 December 2007
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Session 47:
National HIV prevalence estimates: advantages and limitations of different estimation methods

Wednesday, December 12
2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Tausi
Serengeti Wing. Ground Floor
Chair: Saidi Kapiga
Discussant: Basia Zaba, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)

1. Is HIV seroprevalence declining among women who access PMTCT services? A multi-country analysis.  •  Agbessi Amouzou, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation; Charlotte Colvin, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation; Charles Hoblitzelle, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation; Christian Pitter, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation; Allison Spensley, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation; Catherine Wilfert, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

2. Understanding the magnitude and spread of HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from the demographic and health surveys and AIDS indicator surveys  •  Vinod Mishra, Macro International Inc.; Anne R Cross, Macro International Inc.; Bernard Barrere, Macro International Inc.; Rathavuth Hong, Macro International Inc.; Martin T Vaessen, Macro International Inc.

3. Bias in HIV prevalence estimates from refusals to be tested in seroprevalence surveys  •  Georges Reniers, Princeton University; Jeff Eaton, Imperial College

4. Factors contributing to differences in prevalence o HIV/AIDS in South Africa and Bangladesh  •  Jeroen van Ginneken, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI)

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