Temporal trends in sexual behaviours and their impacts on HIV incidence among South African women: 2002-2016.

ABSTRACT: South Africa has the highest number of HIV infected individuals in the world. The primary objective of the current study was to describe temporal changes in HIV incidence rates using the data from 9,948 women who enrolled in one of the six HIV prevention trials conducted in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Characteristics of the study population were presented and compared across the four study periods: 2002-2004, 2005-2008, 2009-2011 and 2012-2016. HIV infection rates increased from 6.2 to 9.3 per 100 person-year over the 15 years. These rates were as high as 14 per 100 person-year among women younger than 20 years age. Being single/not cohabiting, using injectable contraceptives, having less than two children, and diagnosed with STI(s) were associated with increased risk of HIV infection. Th

SUBMITTER: Wand H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8058034 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature