Risk Factors for HIV Infection Among Haitian Adolescents and Young Adults Seeking Counseling and Testing in Port-au-Prince
Dorjgochoo T, Noel F, Deschamps MM, Theodore H, Dupont W, Wright PF, Fitzgerald DW, Vermund SH, Pape JW. Risk Factors for HIV Infection Among Haitian Adolescents and Young Adults Seeking Counseling and Testing in Port-au-Prince. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2009, 52: 498-508. PMID: 19738486, PMCID: PMC3196358, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181ac12a8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionRisk factorsVCT servicesMultivariable logistic regression analysisAge-specific prevalenceRapid plasma reaginLogistic regression analysisHaitian adolescentsGenital ulcersVoluntary counselingHIV statusHIV preventionHigh riskDrug useHIVInfectionSexual debutYoung adultsSexual activitySignificant predictorsTesting centersBehavioral factorsRegression analysisPoor educationPort-auHIV Incidence Rates and Risk Factors for Urban Women in Zambia: Preparing for a Microbicide Clinical Trial
Kapina M, Reid C, Roman K, Cyrus-Cameron E, Kwiecien A, Weiss S, Vermund SH. HIV Incidence Rates and Risk Factors for Urban Women in Zambia: Preparing for a Microbicide Clinical Trial. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2009, 36: 129-133. PMID: 19174729, PMCID: PMC2889146, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0b013e318190191d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh HIV prevalenceHIV prevalenceHIV incidenceIncidence rateHighest age-specific prevalenceHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) incidencePreparedness studiesBaseline HIV prevalenceRisk reduction counselingAge-specific prevalenceHIV incidence ratesMicrobicide clinical trialsWomen yearsSexual behavioral characteristicsPopulation of womenSame study proceduresGeneral population sampleHIV acquisitionReduction counselingEligible womenHIV/Infection testingRisk factorsClinical trialsPregnancy rate