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Brophy, Jennifer E.; Lessler, Justin; Ssekubugu, Robert; Kennedy, Caitlin E.; Chang, Larry W.; Kigozi, Godfrey; Ndyanabo, Anthony; Kigozi, Grace; Nalugoda, Fred; & Gray, Ronald H., et al. (2021). Prevalence of Untreated HIV and Associated Risk Behaviors among the Sexual Partners of Recent Migrants and Long-Term Residents in Rakai, Uganda. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 88(3), 243-251. PMCID: PMC8526377

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Migrants in sub-Saharan Africa are at increased risk of HIV acquisition after migration, but little is known about their sexual partners at place of destination.
SETTING: Rakai Community Cohort Study (RCCS) in Uganda.
METHODS: From 1999 to 2016, persons aged 15-49 years were surveyed in the RCCS and reported on their 4 most recent sexual partners in the last year. We compared the characteristics of sexual partners reported by migrants moving into RCCS communities in the last 2 years (ie, in-migrants) with those of long-term residents with no recent migration history. Among a subset of participants in cohabitating epidemiologically linked couples of known HIV serostatus, we also assessed prevalence of having

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/qai.0000000000002764

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2021

Journal Title

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Author(s)

Brophy, Jennifer E.
Lessler, Justin
Ssekubugu, Robert
Kennedy, Caitlin E.
Chang, Larry W.
Kigozi, Godfrey
Ndyanabo, Anthony
Kigozi, Grace
Nalugoda, Fred
Gray, Ronald H.
Wawer, Maria J.
Serwadda, David M.
Reynolds, Steven J.
Kagaayi, Joseph
Grabowski, Mary K.

Article Type

Regular

PMCID

PMC8526377

Data Set/Study

Rakai Community Cohort Study (RCCS)

Continent/Country

Uganda

ORCiD

Lessler - 0000-0002-9741-8109