Predictors of migration in an HIV hyper-endemic rural South African community: evidence from a population-based cohort (2005-2017).

ABSTRACT: Globally, South Africa hosts the highest number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) and the unique legacy of internal labour migration continues to be a major driver of the regional epidemic, interrupting treatment-as-prevention efforts. The study examined levels, trends, and predictors of migration in rural KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, using population-based surveillance data from 2005 through 2017. We followed 69 604 adult participants aged 15-49 years and recorded their migration events (i.e., out-migration from the surveillance area) in 423 038 person-years over 525 397 observations. Multiple failure Cox-regression models were used to measure the risk of migration by socio-demographic factors: age, sex, educational status, marital status, HIV, and community antiretroviral therap

SUBMITTER: Dzomba A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9175358 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature