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Predictors of HIV acquisition in high risk women in Durban, South Africa.

dc.contributor.advisorKharsany, Ayesha Bibi Mahomed.
dc.contributor.advisorAbdool Karim, Salim Safurdeen.
dc.contributor.authorNaicker, Nivashnee.
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-15T08:50:07Z
dc.date.available2017-05-15T08:50:07Z
dc.date.created2015
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionMaster of Medical Science in Public Health Medicine. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College 2015.en_US
dc.description.abstractIn South Africa young women bear a disproportionate burden of HIV infection however, risk factors for HIV acquisition are not fully understood in this setting. In a cohort of 245 HIV negative women, we used proportional hazard regression analysis to examine the association of demographic, clinical and behavioural characteristics with HIV acquisition. The overall HIV incidence rate (IR) was 7.20 per 100 women years (wy), 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 4.20–9.80]. Women 18 to 24 years had the highest HIV incidence [IR 13.20 per 100 wy, 95% CI 6.59–23.62] and were almost three times more likely to acquire HIV compared to women 25 years and older [adjusted Hazard Ratio (aHR) 2.61, 95% CI 1.05–6.47]. Similarly, women in relationships with multiple sex partners [IR 8.97 per 100 wy, 95% CI 5.40–14.0] had more than twice the risk of acquiring HIV when compared to women who had no partner or who had a husband or stable partner (aHR 2.47, 95% CI 0.98–6.26). HIV prevention programmes must address young women’s vulnerability and promote safer sex practices for high risk women.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/14473
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_US
dc.subjectHIV-associated lipodystrophy syndrome--South Africa--Durban.en_US
dc.subjectHIV infections--Complications--South Africa--Durban.en_US
dc.subjectAntiretroviral agents--South Africa--Durban.en_US
dc.subjectHIV-positive women--South Africa--Durban.en_US
dc.subjectTheses--Public health medicine.en_US
dc.subjectHIV acquisition.en_US
dc.titlePredictors of HIV acquisition in high risk women in Durban, South Africa.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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