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Module 1: Overview of the Module 1: Overview of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic with an HIV/AIDS Epidemic with an

Introduction to Introduction to Public Health SurveillancePublic Health Surveillance

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Table of Contents

Unit 1 – The Global HIV/AIDS Situation Unit 2 – Impact of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic on

Sub-Saharan Africa Unit 3 – Biology, Transmission, Natural

History, Prevention and Treatment of HIV Infection and AIDS

Unit 4 – Overview of Public Health Surveillance

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Table of Contents, Cont.

Unit 5 – Core Elements of HIV/AIDS Surveillance

Unit 6 – Second-Generation HIV/AIDS Surveillance

Unit 7 – Ethical Considerations in HIV/AIDS Surveillance

Unit 8 – Presenting Data in Charts, Graphs and Tables

Unit 9 – Evaluating a Public Health Surveillance System

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How to Study this Module The definitions of terms that are in italics can be found in the Glossary in

Appendix B of your participant manual.

Unfamiliar terms are italicised and defined the first time they appear in the manual, and are subsequently italicised the first time they appear in a unit.

Other information is in the other appendices, including: Appendix A, References and Further Reading Material Appendix B, Glossary and Acronyms Appendix C, Useful Links Appendix D, Answers to Warm Up and Case Studies Appendix E, Differences between Public Health and Research

Methods

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Additions, Corrections, Suggestions

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