HIV/AIDS Statistics for Botswana
Total population in thousands (2007): 1,882*
Number of people living with HIV (2007): 300,000*
Adults aged 15 to 49 prevalence rate (2007): 23.9*
Adults aged 15 and up living with HIV (2007): 280,000*
Women aged 15 and up living with HIV (2007: 170,000*
Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV (2007): 15,000*
Deaths due to AIDS (2007): 11,000*
Orphans due to AIDS aged 0 to 17 (2007): 95,000*
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage (Dec 2007): 79%†
Population aged ≥ to 15 years who received an HIV test (2007): 270,000†
Number of tests per 1000 population aged ≥ to 15 (2007): 220†
Ongoing biomedical HIV prevention research trials in Botswana
Partner Treatment
Trial: Evaluation of the effectiveness of two antiretroviral treatment strategies to prevent HIV transmission in HIV-serodiscordant couples [HPTN 052]
Phase: III
Product Being Tested: Highly active antiretroviral therapy for HIV prevention
Sponsor, funder, developer, collaborator: HIV Prevention Trials Network, Gaborone Prevention/Treatment Trials CRS
Total participants: 1,750 couples
Countries: Botswana, Brazil, India, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Thailand, Zimbabwe
Trial sites in Botswana: Gaborone
Results expected: n/a
For more information: http://www.hptn.org/research_studies/hptn052.asp