InterVA-4 as a public health tool for measuring HIV/AIDS mortality: a validation study from five African countries

• Main Authors: Peter Byass (Author), Clara Calvert (Author), Jessica Miiro-Nakiyingi (Author), Tom Lutalo (Author), Denna Michael (Author), Amelia Crampin (Author), Simon Gregson (Author), Albert Takaruza (Author), Laura Robertson (Author), Kobus Herbst (Author), Jim Todd (Author), Basia Zaba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2013-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Reliable population-based data on HIV infection and AIDS mortality in sub-Saharan Africa are scanty, even though that is the region where most of the world’s AIDS deaths occur. There is therefore a great need for reliable and valid public health tools for assessing AIDS mortal...