Estimating the annual risk of HIV transmission within HIV sero-discordant couples in sub-Saharan Africa

Estimating the annual risk of HIV transmission within HIV sero-discordant couples in sub-Saharan Africa

Objective: To estimate the annual risk of HIV transmission (ϕ) within HIV sero-discordant couples in 23 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), by utilizing newly available national population-based data and accounting for factors known to potentially affect this estimation. Methods: We used a recent...

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Main Authors: Susanne F. Awad, Hiam Chemaitelly, Laith J. Abu-Raddad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HIV transmission
Infectiousness
Mathematical model
Incidence rate
Sero-discordancy
Sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217302795

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