Characteristics associated with HIV and hepatitis C seroprevalence among sexual and injecting partners of HIV positive persons who inject drugs in Nairobi and coastal Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Persons who inject drugs (PWID) have higher HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroprevalence than the general population in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The seroprevalences of HIV and HCV are also higher in coastal Kenya than in Nairobi. Understanding drivers of regional HIV and HCV variation among PWID in Kenya may inform population-specific prevention interventions.

Methods

Using a cross-sectional study, we defined HIV and HCV seroprevalence among persons identified as sexual or injecting partners of HIV positive PWID in two regions of Kenya and used logistic regression to identify demographic and behavioral characteristics associated with higher seroprevalence.

Results

Among 2386 partners, 469 (19.7%) tested HIV positive and 297(12.4%) tested HC

SUBMITTER: Sambai BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8780315 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature