Factors associated with incident HIV infection versus prevalent infection among youth in Rakai, Uganda

December 31, 2013 by
RHSP

Edelstein ZR, Santelli JS, Helleringer S, Schuyler AC, Wei Y, Mathur S, Song X, Lutalo T, Nalugoda F, Gray RH, Wawer MJ, Serwadda DM. .

J Epidemiol Glob Health. 2015 Mar;5(1):85-91. doi: 10.1016/j.jegh.2014.09.003. Epub 2014 Oct 20. PMID:25700927


Abstract

Factors associated with prevalent and incident HIV infection were compared among sexually experienced Ugandans aged 15-24. Most factors were similar. However, in women, older age and current marriage were associated with prevalent, but not incident, infection. It is important to recognize the limitations of prevalence analyses for identifying at-risk youth.

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