Regional differences in prevalence of HIV-1 discordance in Africa and enrollment of HIV-1 discordant couples into an HIV-1 prevention trial.

Regional differences in prevalence of HIV-1 discordance in Africa and enrollment of HIV-1 discordant couples into an HIV-1 prevention trial.

Most HIV-1 transmission in Africa occurs among HIV-1-discordant couples (one partner HIV-1 infected and one uninfected) who are unaware of their discordant HIV-1 serostatus. Given the high HIV-1 incidence among HIV-1 discordant couples and to assess efficacy of interventions for reducing HIV-1 trans...

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Main Authors: Jairam R Lingappa, Barrot Lambdin, Elizabeth Ann Bukusi, Kenneth Ngure, Linda Kavuma, Mubiana Inambao, William Kanweka, Susan Allen, James N Kiarie, Joseph Makhema, Edwin Were, Rachel Manongi, David Coetzee, Guy de Bruyn, Sinead Delany-Moretlwe, Amalia Magaret, Nelly Mugo, Andrew Mujugira, Patrick Ndase, Connie Celum, Partners in Prevention HSV-2/HIV Transmission Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2156103?pdf=render

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