High HIV incidence among young women in South Africa: Data from a large prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

South Africa has the highest national burden of HIV globally. Understanding drivers of HIV acquisition in recently completed, prospective studies in which HIV was an endpoint may help inform the strategy and investments in national HIV prevention efforts and guide the design of future HIV prevention trials. We assessed HIV incidence and correlates of incidence among women enrolled in ECHO (Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcomes), a large, open-label randomized clinical trial that compared three highly effective. reversible methods of contraception and rates of HIV acquisition.

Methods

During December 2015 to October 2018, ECHO followed sexually active, HIV-seronegative women, aged 16-35 years, seeking contraceptive services and willing to be randomi

SUBMITTER: Palanee-Phillips T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9165791 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature