Individual and Sexual Network Predictors of HIV Incidence Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To date, HIV incidence studies among men who have sex with men (MSM) across sub-Saharan Africa have focused on studying sexual risk practices with less focus on sexual networks.

Setting

TRUST/RV368 conducted in Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria, recruited MSM using respondent-driven sampling and followed HIV-negative men for incident infection over 4 years.

Methods

Four-hundred forty-one HIV-uninfected MSM underwent a parallel rapid HIV testing algorithm every 3 months for up to 18 months. HIV incidence per 100 person-years (PY) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using Poisson regression. Individual and network characteristics were examined using multivariable Cox-proportional hazards regression adjusted and unadjusted for respondent-driven sampling w

SUBMITTER: Nowak RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6519125 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature