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

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 limita...

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Autores principales: Edelstein, Zoe R., Santelli, John S., Helleringer, Stephane, Schuyler, Ashley C., Wei, Ying, Mathur, Sanyukta, Song, Xiaoyu, Lutalo, Tom, Nalugoda, Fred, Gray, Ronald H., Wawer, Maria J., Serwadda, David M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Atlantis Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5869348/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25700927
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jegh.2014.09.003
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Sumario: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.