- The Sixth South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence, and Behaviour Survey2.04 MB
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) released the key findings of the Sixth South African HIV Prevalence, Incidence, and Behaviour Survey (SABSSM VI) for Mpumalanga Province on Tuesday, 17 September 2024 at a provincial dialogue held at the Anew Hotel Witbank, eMalahleni.
The survey found that compared to other provinces, Mpumalanga Province had the highest HIV prevalence at 17.4% in 2022. This translates to an estimated 890 000 people living with HIV (PLHIV) in the province.
According to the overall principal investigator of the study, the HSRC’s Professor Khangelani Zuma, the survey showed that, in 2022, HIV prevalence in the province was 7.8% among youth aged 15–24 years overall, and 1.5-fold higher among males (9.8%) than females (6.3%) in this age group.
Report by the Human Sciences Research Council
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