<p>Ethiopia has made significant progress in achieving 95 targets and HIV epidemic control at national level. HIV case-based surveillance(CBS),&nbsp; that introduced since 2018, has greatly impacted for these performance. However, there is still clear gap in&nbsp; data tracking progress, especially at lower structural level. This study aimed to describe trend of newly identified HIV cases and identify risk factors associated with recent infections using HIV case surveillance data in Ari zone, Southern Ethiopia.</p>