Incidence of HIV infection in stable sexual partnerships: a retrospective cohort study of 1802 couples in Mwanza Region, Tanzania.
| Autor: | Hugonnet S; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK., Mosha F, Todd J, Mugeye K, Klokke A, Ndeki L, Ross D, Grosskurth H, Hayes R |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) [J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr] 2002 May 01; Vol. 30 (1), pp. 73-80. |
| DOI: | 10.1097/00042560-200205010-00010 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: To describe the dynamics of HIV transmission in stable sexual partnerships in rural Tanzania. Design: Retrospective cohort study nested within community-randomized trial to investigate the impact of a sexually transmitted disease treatment program. Methods: A cohort of 1802 couples was followed up for 2 years, with the HIV status of each couple assessed at baseline and follow-up. Results: At baseline, 96.7% of couples were concordant-negative, 0.9% were concordant-positive, 1.2% were discordant with the male partner being HIV-positive, and 1.2% were discordant with the female partner being HIV-positive. Individuals living with an HIV-positive partner were more likely to be HIV-positive at baseline (women: odds ratio [OR] = 75.7, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 33.4-172; men: OR = 62.4, CI: 28.5-137). Seroincidence rates in discordant couples were 10 per 100 person-years (py) and 5 per 100 py for women and men, respectively (rate ratio [RR] = 2.0, CI: 0.28-22.1). In concordant-negative couples, seroincidence rates were 0.17 per 100 py in women and 0.45 per 100 py in men (RR = 0.38, CI: 0.12-1.04). Individuals living in discordant couples were at a greatly increased risk of infection compared with individuals in concordant-negative couples (RR = 57.9, CI: 12.0-244 for women; RR = 11.0, CI: 1.2-47.5 for men). Conclusion: Men were more likely than women to introduce HIV infection in concordant-negative partnerships. In discordant couples, incidence in HIV-negative women was twice as high as in men. HIV-negative individuals in discordant partnerships are at high risk of infection, and preventive interventions targeted at such individuals are urgently needed. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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