Predictors of HIV infection: a prospective HIV screening study in a Ugandan refugee settlement

Predictors of HIV infection: a prospective HIV screening study in a Ugandan refugee settlement

Abstract Background The instability faced by refugees may place them at increased risk of exposure to HIV infection. Nakivale Refugee Settlement in southwestern Uganda hosts 68,000 refugees from 11 countries, many with high HIV prevalence. We implemented an HIV screening program in Nakivale and exam...

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Main Authors: Kelli N. O’Laughlin, Dustin J. Rabideau, Julius Kasozi, Robert A. Parker, Nirma D. Bustamante, Zikama M. Faustin, Kelsy E. Greenwald, Rochelle P. Walensky, Ingrid V. Bassett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HIV
Refugee
HIV testing
HIV screening
sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-016-2021-1

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