The risk of HIV transmission within HIV-1 sero-discordant couples appears to vary across sub-Saharan Africa

Background: Representative and precise estimates for the annual risk of HIV transmission (ϕ) from the infected to the uninfected partner in a stable HIV-1 sero-discordant couple (SDC) are not available. Nevertheless, quantifying HIV infectiousness is critical to understanding HIV epidemiology and i...

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Main Authors: Hiam Chemaitelly, Susanne F. Awad, Laith J. Abu-Raddad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-03-01
Series:Epidemics
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755436513000455