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Eritrea HIV Sentinel Surveillance Survey 2003

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
2003 Round of HIV Sentinel Surveillance
Geography 
Eritrea (ERI)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
04/2003 - 07/2003
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Epi surveillance
  • Health facility
  • Individual
Summary 

For this round of HIV sentinel surveillance, the Eritrean Ministry of Health collected basic health and sociodemographic information along with anonymous, unlinked blood samples from 4,561 pregnant women attending ANC sites for the first time during the current pregnancy. Blood samples were tested for both HIV and syphilis infection.

Keywords 
HIV and AIDS, Syphilis
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 6, 2021