Impact of Public Safety Policies on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission Dynamics in Tijuana, Mexico.

ABSTRACT:

Background

North Tijuana, Mexico is home to many individuals at high risk for transmitting and acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Recently, policy shifts by local government impacted how these individuals were handled by authorities. Here we examined how this affected regional HIV transmission dynamics.

Methods

HIV pol sequences and associated demographic information were collected from 8 research studies enrolling persons in Tijuana and were used to infer viral transmission patterns. To evaluate the impact of recent policy changes on HIV transmission dynamics, qualitative interviews were performed on a subset of recently infected individuals.

Results

Between 2004 and 2016, 288 unique HIV pol sequences were obtained from individuals in Tijuana, including 46

SUBMITTER: Mehta SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5848227 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature