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The impact of HIV and AIDS research: a case study from Swaziland

Overview of attention for article published in Health Research Policy and Systems, June 2011
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Title
The impact of HIV and AIDS research: a case study from Swaziland
Published in
Health Research Policy and Systems, June 2011
DOI 10.1186/1478-4505-9-s1-s9
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Authors

Alan Whiteside, Fiona E Henry

Abstract

Swaziland is experiencing the world's worst HIV and AIDS epidemic. Prevalence rose from four percent of antenatal clinic attendees in 1992 to 42.6 percent in 2004. The Report 'Reviewing 'Emergencies' for Swaziland: Shifting the Paradigm in a New Era' published in 2007 bought together social and economic indicators. It built a picture of the epidemic as a humanitarian emergency, requiring urgent action from international organisations, donors, and governments. Following a targeted communications effort, the report was believed to have raised the profile of the issue and Swaziland - a success story for HIV and AIDS research.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 2 4%
Taiwan 1 2%
Unknown 47 94%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 12 24%
Student > Master 9 18%
Researcher 9 18%
Student > Bachelor 3 6%
Professor > Associate Professor 2 4%
Other 2 4%
Unknown 13 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 10 20%
Social Sciences 9 18%
Nursing and Health Professions 5 10%
Arts and Humanities 4 8%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 4%
Other 6 12%
Unknown 14 28%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 30. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 October 2015.
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#1,107,383
of 22,691,736 outputs
Outputs from Health Research Policy and Systems
#109
of 1,205 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#4,169
of 100,887 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Health Research Policy and Systems
#1
of 18 outputs
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