Botswana HIV/AIDS Impact Survey Report

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The Fifth Botswana AIDS Impact Survey, BAIS V, was a household-based national survey among adults (defined as individuals aged 15 to 64 years) and children (defined as individuals aged 6 weeks to 14 years) conducted from March 2021 to August 2021
to measure the impact of the national HIV response. The survey offered HIV counseling and testing with return of results to the participants and collected information about the uptake of HIV care and treatment services. BAIS V was led by the National AIDS and Health Promotion Agency (NAHPA), the Ministry of Health (MOH), and Statistics Botswana. 

This BAIS V data were used to estimate national HIV incidence, national and district-level HIV prevalence, and viral load suppression (VLS), defined as HIV RNA <1,000 copies per milliliter (mL) among adults living with HIV. The previous BAIS surveys
were conducted in 2001, 2005, 2008, and 2013. The results of these five surveys provide critical information on national and district-level progress toward control of the HIV epidemic.