Question NW2713 to the Minister of Health
30 October 2017 - NW2713
Jooste, Ms K to ask the Minister of Health
How many (a) adults and (b) children received post-exposure prophylaxis treatments in each province (i) in the (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16 and (cc) 2016-17 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017?
Reply:
The table below snows the total number of clients who received sexual assault prophylaxis disaggregated per province, data is not collected separately for adults and children, to prevent HIV infection.
With regard to the period April 2017 to June 2017 the data element is not included in the National Indicator Data Set (NDIS)
|
PROVINCE |
2014/15 |
2015/16 |
2016/17 |
|
Eastern Cape |
5,511 |
4,923 |
4,390 |
|
Free State |
2,224 |
1,839 |
1,853 |
|
Gauteng |
5,585 |
4,998 |
8,103 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
5,008 |
5,024 |
4,597 |
|
Limpopo |
3,612 |
3,213 |
2,882 |
|
Mpumalanga |
2,829 |
2,277 |
2,346 |
|
North West |
700 |
1,970 |
1,747 |
|
Northern Cape |
3,243 |
770 |
676 |
|
Western Cape |
3,243 |
3,122 |
3,374 |
|
RSA |
31,010 |
28,136 |
29,968 |
END.