dc.contributor.author | Plummer, FA | |
dc.contributor.author | Nagelkerke, NJ | |
dc.contributor.author | Moses, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Ndinya-Achola, JO | |
dc.contributor.author | Bwayo, JJ | |
dc.contributor.author | Ngugi, Elizabeth N | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-26T10:06:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-04-26T10:06:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1991 | |
dc.identifier.citation | AIDS. 1991;5 Suppl 1:S169-76 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1669915 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/17030 | |
dc.description.abstract | In Africa, HIV transmission occurs mainly through heterosexual intercourse. High-frequency transmitter core groups are key to the epidemiology of HIV-1 and STD on the continent. The rapid growth of the HIV-1 epidemic in Africa appears to have resulted, in part, from social and economic factors which result in individuals' frequent engagement in sexual intercourse with members of HIV-infected core groups. Understanding the importance of core groups in HIV-1 transmission is therefore key to developing more effective programs for the control of HIV-1. Sections explore the core groups concept and the sexual transmission of infection, social and economic forces creating core groups in Africa, the interaction of STD and HIV-1 in core groups, the effect of STD on HIV-1 disease progression in core groups in accelerating the HIV-1 epidemic, the role of core group interventions in control programs, balancing disease control with the potential for victimization, and research needs | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.title | The importance of core groups in the epidemiology and control of HIV-1 infection | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya | en |