High Rates of Relationship Dissolution Among Heterosexual HIV-Serodiscordant Couples in Kenya.
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2013Author
Mackelprang, RD
Bosire, R
Guthrie, BL
Choi, RY
Liu, A
Gatuguta, A
Rositch, AF
Kiarie, JN
Farquhar, C.
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HIV-1 serodiscordant couples may experience increased risks of relationship dissolution; however, longitudinal stability of these relationships is poorly understood. We determined rates and correlates of separation among 469 serodiscordant couples in Nairobi and found that 113 (24 %) separated during 2 years of follow-up. Couples with a female HIV-1 infected partner (F+M-) and no income were more likely to separate than M+F- couples without income (HR = 5.0; 95 % CI 1.1-25.0), and F+M- and M+F- couples with income (HR = 2.4; 95 % CI 1.3-4.5 and HR = 2.3; 95 % CI 1.2-4.8, respectively). High separation rates may be important for couple support services and for conducting discordant couple studies.
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High Rates of Relationship Dissolution Among Heterosexual HIV-Serodiscordant Couples in Kenya. Mackelprang RD, Bosire R, Guthrie BL, Choi RY, Liu A, Gatuguta A, Rositch AF, Kiarie JN, Farquhar C. AIDS Behav. 2013Publisher
Epidemiology, University of Washington, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104, USA,