Temporal trends in sexual behaviours and their impacts on HIV incidence among South African women
2002–2016
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19442722 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Handan Wand (0000-0002-8279-7652, Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia, corresponding author), Tarylee Reddy (0000-0002-9521-2692, Biostatistics Unit, South African Medical Research Council, HIV Prevention Research Unit, Durban, South Africa), Gita Ramjee (South African Medical Research Council, HIV Prevention Research Unit, Durban, South Africa) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1002-1008 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AIDS Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09540121.2020.1789054 |
| PMID | 32698610 |
| OpenAlex | W3045205213 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 20 |
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. These four factors were associated with 71%, 75%, 80% and 88% of the HIV seroconversions in four study periods. As the research continues to find ways of controlling the spread of the infections, quantifying the temporal trends in risk factors and their population-level impacts on HIV infection may have significant implications. This information may assist in developing effective counselling and education programs by targeting the sexually active single women and delivering more realistic messages
Environmental health · Population · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Immunology
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |