Equitable Distribution of Pepfar-Supported HIV/Aids Services in South Africa

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ID11030998
AuthorsE Larson (0000-0002-4099-536X, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Heidi O'Bra (Elysia Larson is with the American Schools of Public Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, South Africa. Heidi O'Bra, Thurma Goldman, and Jeffrey D. Klausner are with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, South Africa. J.W. Brown is with the US Agency for International Development, South Africa. Yogan Pillay is with the National Department of Health, South Africa.), Heidi O’Bra (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Joseph Brown (0000-0002-3602-1351, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), J W Brown (Elysia Larson is with the American Schools of Public Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, South Africa. Heidi O'Bra, Thurma Goldman, and Jeffrey D. Klausner are with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, South Africa. J.W. Brown is with the US Agency for International Development, South Africa. Yogan Pillay is with the National Department of Health, South Africa.), Thurma Goldman (Elysia Larson is with the American Schools of Public Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, South Africa. Heidi O'Bra, Thurma Goldman, and Jeffrey D. Klausner are with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, South Africa. J.W. Brown is with the US Agency for International Development, South Africa. Yogan Pillay is with the National Department of Health, South Africa.), Yogan Pillay (0000-0003-2700-6181, Elysia Larson is with the American Schools of Public Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, South Africa. Heidi O'Bra, Thurma Goldman, and Jeffrey D. Klausner are with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, South Africa. J.W. Brown is with the US Agency for International Development, South Africa. Yogan Pillay is with the National Department of Health, South Africa.), Jeffrey D Klausner (0000-0002-6922-7364, Elysia Larson is with the American Schools of Public Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, South Africa. Heidi O'Bra, Thurma Goldman, and Jeffrey D. Klausner are with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, South Africa. J.W. Brown is with the US Agency for International Development, South Africa. Yogan Pillay is with the National Department of Health, South Africa.)
Year2011
Volume101
Issue8
Pages1349-1351
Publication date2011-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2011.300242
PMID21680922
PMCIDPMC3134497
OpenAlexW1976936524
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited3

This letter to the editor describes South Africa’s lack of proper health infrastructure which has led to inequalities in access to healthcare. This primarily affects the population’s access to HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis treatments. The South African government and the U.S.’s PEPFAR program have been working to reverse this trend. Recent data indicates that there is an association between the burden of HIV/AIDS and the people tested for HIV/AIDS as well as the vulnerable populations supported by treatment. There is no association between the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and socioeconomic status or existing infrastructure. The use of PEPFAR services is intended reduce healthcare inequities in this population

Distribution (mathematics) · Environmental health · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Public health · Child and Adolescent Health · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · Medicine · Nursing

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