Journal article
Transmission networks and risk of HIV infection in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a community-wide phylogenetic study
T de Oliveira, ABM Kharsany, T Gräf, C Cawood, D Khanyile, A Grobler, A Puren, S Madurai, C Baxter, QA Karim, SSA Karim
Lancet HIV | ELSEVIER INC | Published : 2017
Abstract
Background The incidence of HIV infection in young women in Africa is very high. We did a large-scale community-wide phylogenetic study to examine the underlying HIV transmission dynamics and the source and consequences of high rates of HIV infection in young women in South Africa. Methods We did a cross-sectional household survey of randomly selected individuals aged 15–49 years in two neighbouring subdistricts (one urban and one rural) with a high burden of HIV infection in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Participants completed structured questionnaires that captured general demographic, socioeconomic, psychosocial, and behavioural data. Peripheral blood samples were obtained for HIV antibody..
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Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Funding Acknowledgements
President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, South African Medical Research Council, and MAC AIDS Fund.