Cofactors in male-female sexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1
dc.contributor.author | Plummer, FA | |
dc.contributor.author | Simonsen, JN | |
dc.contributor.author | Cameron, DW | |
dc.contributor.author | Ndinya-Achola, JO | |
dc.contributor.author | Kreiss, JK | |
dc.contributor.author | Gakinya, MN | |
dc.contributor.author | Waiyaki, P | |
dc.contributor.author | Cheang, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Piot, P | |
dc.contributor.author | Ronald, AR | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-26T10:13:37Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-04-26T10:13:37Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1991 | |
dc.identifier.citation | J Infect Dis. 1991 Feb;163(2):233-9 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hinari-gw.who.int/whalecomwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/whalecom0/pubmed/1988508 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/17036 | |
dc.description.abstract | In a study of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-uninfected African prostitutes, 83 (67%) of 124 seroconverted to HIV-1. Oral contraceptive use (odds ratio [OR], 3.1; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.1-8.6; P less than .03), genital ulcers (mean annual episodes, 1.32 +/- 0.55 in seroconverting women vs. 0.48 +/- 0.21 in seronegative women; P less than .02) and Chlamydia trachomatis infections (OR, 3.6; CI, 1.3-11.0; P less than .02) were associated with increased risk of HIV-1 infection. Condom use reduced the risk of HIV-1 infection (OR, 0.11; CI, 0.05-0.27; P less than .0001). Stepwise logistic regression analysis confirmed independent associations between HIV-1 infection and oral contraceptive use, condom use, genital ulcers, and C. trachomatis. The presence of other sexually transmitted diseases may in part explain the heterosexual HIV-1 epidemic in Africa and may represent important targets for intervention to control HIV-1 infection | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.title | Cofactors in male-female sexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Kenya Medical Research Institute | en |
local.publisher | Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi | en |
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