Association Between Alcohol Use and Sexually Transmitted Infection Incidence Among Kenyan Women Engaged in Transactional Sex.
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2013-11Author
Wilson, KS
Odem-Davis, K
Shafi, J
Kashonga, F
Wanje, G
Masese, L
Mandaliya, K
Jaoko, W
McClelland, RS.
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Few prospective studies have evaluated the association between alcohol use and STI acquisition among African women. We examined the association between baseline drinking frequency and STIs in a cohort of Kenyan women reporting transactional sex. The association between alcohol use and STI differed significantly by HIV status. Among 139 HIV-positive women, STI acquisition was significantly associated with consuming 1-7 drinks/week and marginally associated with ≥8 drinks/week in unadjusted analyses. However, no association between alcohol use and STIs was observed among 335 HIV-negative women. Addressing alcohol use within comprehensive HIV care may also reduce the burden of STIs among high-risk women.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24179037http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/60999
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AIDS Behav. 2013 Nov 1. [Epub ahead of print]Publisher
University of Nairobi Department of Medical Microbiology
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10377]