The Impact of HIV AIDS on the Health Sector National survey of health personnel, ambulatory and hospitalised patients and health facilities, 2002 203mm X 171mm 191pp. 1-875017-85-2 R145.00 2004 In print e-edition To download the electronic version of this book, click here. Description: This report emanates from the results of a study that examined the impact of HIV/AIDS on the public and private health facilities in South Africa, and outlines the subsystems that are affected. Both public and private sector health facilities have reported an increase in the number of patients seeking clinical care for people living with HIV/AIDS, leading to increased admissions to medical and paediatric wards and increased workloads. This study addresses these issues and makes recommendations for managing the HIV/AIDS case load. Table of contents: List of Tables List of Figures Abbreviations Executive summary Introduction Study No. 1 HIV/AIDS prevalence among South African health workers and ambulatory and hospitalised patients Study No. 2 The impact of HIV/AIDS on health workers employed in the health sector Study No. 3 The impact of HIV/AIDS on health services Study No. 4 The total cost of administering prophylaxis therapy to pregnant women and newborns to different levels of health care in a peri-urban setting following the nevirapine and zidovudine protocols Study No. 5 AIDS-attributable mortality amongst South African health workers Summary and recommendations