Application opportunities of geographic information systems analysis to support achievement of the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets in South Africa.
S Afr Med J
; 107(12): 1065-1071, 2017 Nov 27.
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ABSTRACT
In an effort to achieve control of the HIV epidemic, 90-90-90 targets have been proposed whereby 90% of the HIV-infected population should know their status, 90% of those diagnosed should be receiving antiretroviral therapy, and 90% of those on treatment should be virologically suppressed. In this article we present approaches for using relatively simple geographic information systems (GIS) analyses of routinely available data to support HIV programme management towards achieving the 90-90-90 targets, with a focus on South Africa (SA) and other high-prevalence settings in low- and middle-income countries. We present programme-level GIS applications to map aggregated health data and individual-level applications to track distinct patients. We illustrate these applications using data from City of Johannesburg Region D, demonstrating that GIS has great potential to guide HIV programme operations and assist in achieving the 90-90-90 targets in SA.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones por VIH
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Carga Viral
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Sistemas de Información Geográfica
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Antirretrovirales
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Diagnóstico Precoz
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Aplicaciones Móviles
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
S Afr Med J
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Sudáfrica