dc.contributor.author | Lavreys, L | |
dc.contributor.author | Chohan, B | |
dc.contributor.author | Ashley, R | |
dc.contributor.author | Richardson, BA | |
dc.contributor.author | Corey, L | |
dc.contributor.author | Mandaliya, K | |
dc.contributor.author | Ndinya-Achola Jeckoniah O. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kreiss, JK | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-25T08:31:00Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-04-25T08:31:00Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2003 | |
dc.identifier.citation | J Infect Dis. 2003 Feb 1;187(3):359-63 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12552419 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/16709 | |
dc.description.abstract | Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection is very prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, but the role of sexual transmission has not been well characterized. HHV-8 seroprevalence and correlates were evaluated in a cohort of female prostitutes in Mombasa, Kenya. Between February 1993 and January 2000, stored plasma samples taken from 736 women were tested, by whole-virus ELISA assay, for the presence of HHV-8 antibodies; of these 736 women, 633 were included in the analysis of correlates of HHV-8 infection; and, of these 633, 44.1% were seropositive for HHV-8 antibodies. In univariate analysis, age, years of education, years of prostitution, workplace, hormonal contraception, intrauterine-device use, alcohol consumption, syphilis, and gonorrhea were all significantly associated with the presence of HHV-8 antibodies. In a multivariate model, older age, fewer years of education, and 2 markers of high-risk sexual behavior-namely, alcohol consumption and gonorrhea-were each independently associated with HHV-8 seropositivity. These results suggest that heterosexual transmission may contribute to acquisition of HHV-8 infections in this African population of prostitutes | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.title | Human herpesvirus 8: seroprevalence and correlates in prostitutes in Mombasa, Kenya | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA | en |
local.publisher | Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada | en |
local.publisher | Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi | en |