HIV Prevalence, Estimated Incidence, and Risk Behaviors Among People Who Inject Drugs in Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa increasingly occurs among people who inject drugs (PWID). Kenya is one of the first to implement a national needle and syringe program. Our study undertook a baseline assessment as part of evaluating needle and syringe program in a seek, test, treat, and retain approach.

Methods

Participants enrolled between May and December 2012 from 10 sites. Respondent-driven sampling was used to reach 1785 PWID for HIV-1 prevalence and viral load determination and survey data.

Results

Estimated HIV prevalence, adjusted for differential network size and recruitment relationships, was 14.5% in Nairobi (95% CI: 10.8 to 18.2) and 20.5% in the Coast region (95% CI: 17.3 to 23.6). Viral load (log10 transformed) in Nairobi ranged from 1.71 to

SUBMITTER: Kurth AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4624615 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature