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HIV incidence in a cohort of women at higher risk in Beira, Mozambique: prospective study 2009-2012.

AbstractBACKGROUND:
HIV is prevalent in Sofala Province, Mozambique. To inform future prevention research, we undertook a study in the provincial capital (Beira) to measure HIV incidence in women at higher risk of HIV and assess the feasibility of recruiting and retaining them as research participants.
METHODS:
Women age 18-35 were recruited from schools and places where women typically meet potential sexual partners. Eligibility criteria included HIV-seronegative status and self-report of at least 2 sexual partners in the last month. History of injection drug use was an exclusion criterion, but pregnancy was not. Participants were scheduled for monthly follow-up for 12 months, when they underwent face-to-face interviews, HIV counseling and testing, and pregnancy testing.
RESULTS:
387 women were eligible and contributed follow-up data. Most were from 18-24 years old (median 21). Around one-third of participants (33.8%) reported at least one new sexual partner in the last month. Most women (65.5%) reported not using a modern method of contraception at baseline. Twenty-two women seroconverted for a prospective HIV incidence of 6.5 per 100 woman-years (WY; 95% confidence interval (CI): 4.1-9.9). Factors associated with HIV seroconversion in the multivariable analysis were: number of vaginal sex acts without using condoms with partners besides primary partner in the last 7 days (hazard ratio (HR) 1.7; 95% CI: 1.2-2.5) and using a form of contraception at baseline other than hormonal or condoms (vs. no method; HR 25.3; 95% CI: 2.5-253.5). The overall retention rate was 80.0% for the entire follow-up period.
CONCLUSIONS:
We found a high HIV incidence in a cohort of young women reporting risky sexual behavior in Beira, Mozambique. HIV prevention programs should be strengthened. Regular HIV testing and condom use should be encouraged, particularly among younger women with multiple sexual partners.
AuthorsKarine Dubé, Arlinda Zango, Janneke van de Wijgert, Ivete Meque, Josefo J Ferro, Fidelina Cumbe, Pai Lien Chen, Sabrina Ma, Erik Jolles, Afonso Fumo, Merlin L Robb, Paul J Feldblum
JournalPloS one (PLoS One) Vol. 9 Issue 1 Pg. e84979 ( 2014) ISSN: 1932-6203 [Electronic] United States
PMID24475035 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Cohort Studies
  • Female
  • HIV Infections (epidemiology)
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Mozambique (epidemiology)
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Patient Selection
  • Pregnancy
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Prospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Sexual Behavior (physiology)

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