The association between being currently in school and HIV prevalence among young women in nine eastern and southern African countries.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Interventions to keep adolescent girls and young women in school, or support their return to school, are hypothesised to also reduce HIV risk. Such interventions are included in the DREAMS combination package of evidence-based interventions. Although there is evidence of reduced risky sexual behaviours, the impact on HIV incidence is unclear. We used nationally representative surveys to investigate the association between being in school and HIV prevalence.

Methods

We analysed Demographic and Health Survey data from nine DREAMS countries in sub-Saharan Africa restricted to young women aged 15-19 (n = 20,429 in total). We used logistic regression to assess cross-sectional associations between being in school and HIV status and present odds ratios adjusted for age

SUBMITTER: Mee P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6010266 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature