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

Zoe R Edelstein; John S Santelli; Stephane Helleringer; Ashley C Schuyler; Ying Wei; Sanyukta Mathur; Xiaoyu Song; Tom Lutalo; Fred Nalugoda; Ronald H Gray; Maria J Wawer; David M Serwadda

doi:10.1016/j.jegh.2014.09.003

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

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

Authors

Affiliations

¹ HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Dr., New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 722 W. 168th St., New York, NY, USA.
³ Rakai Health Sciences Program, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda.
⁴ Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD, USA.

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.

Keywords: HIV; Marriage; Uganda; Youth.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Female
HIV Infections / epidemiology*
Humans
Incidence
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Marriage / statistics & numerical data
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Sexual Behavior / statistics & numerical data
Uganda / epidemiology
Young Adult

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

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