Statistics Botswana in collaboration with National AIDS Coordinating Agency (NACA) and Ministry of Health conducted the fourth Botswana AIDS Impact Survey (BAIS IV) of 2013. BAIS IV was conducted between January and April 2013. This Summary Report provides key results of BAIS IV, 2013.

The major objectives of the survey were to provide current HIV incidence and prevalence estimates among the population aged six weeks to 64 years and indicative trends in preventive behavior among the population aged 10 to 64 years In Botswana. The BAIS IV was the first national survey to use portable gadgets, as in smart phones for data collection. The information gathered was directly entered into smart phones during field enumeration period and sent to storage centre through network systems, which enabled data capture directly to data savers. This procedure saved costs and data processing period resulting in availability of the preliminary results within seven months compared to the past one and a half year period. The undertaking of a survey of this magnitude and importance demands a well-coordinated planning, thus different organisations and individuals were involved at different survey processes simultaneously or at different times.