Factors associated with incident HIV infection versus prevalent infection among youth in Rakai, Uganda

Factors associated with incident HIV infection versus prevalent infection among youth in Rakai, Uganda

Factors associated with prevalent and incident HIV infection were compared among sexually experienced Ugandans aged 15–24. Most factors were similar. However, in women, older age and current marriage were associated with prevalent, but not incident, infection. It is important to recognize the limita...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health 2015-03, Vol.5 (1), p.85-91
Hauptverfasser: Edelstein, Zoe R, Santelli, John S, Helleringer, Stephane, Schuyler, Ashley C, Wei, Ying, Mathur, Sanyukta, Song, Xiaoyu, Lutalo, Tom, Nalugoda, Fred, Gray, Ronald H, Wawer, Maria J, Serwadda, David M
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Female
HIV
HIV Infections - epidemiology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Incidence
Infections
Internal Medicine
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Marriage
Marriage - statistics & numerical data
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Sexual Behavior - statistics & numerical data
Short Communication
Uganda
Uganda - epidemiology
Young Adult
Youth
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Zusammenfassung:Factors associated with prevalent and incident HIV infection were compared among sexually experienced Ugandans aged 15–24. Most factors were similar. However, in women, older age and current marriage were associated with prevalent, but not incident, infection. It is important to recognize the limitations of prevalence analyses for identifying at-risk youth.
ISSN:2210-6006
2210-6014
2210-6014
2210-6006
DOI:10.1016/j.jegh.2014.09.003