Monitoring and Evaluation of HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs

Monitoring and evaluation of HIV occurrence and responses allow countries to track the epidemic and their prevention and control efforts. Scientists use standardized indicators to assess progress and challenges over time and make cross-national comparisons. Governments and international donors in Sub-Saharan Africa are giving increasing attention to the need to develop effective monitoring and evaluation (ME Henderson et al. 2009). In addition, current emphasis in HIV prevention on combined biomedical, behavioral, and structural approaches (see Chapter 8) requires accurate, appropriate, timely, and evidence-based information that M&E systems can provide.