Trends of Reported HIV Sexual Risk Behaviour and HIV Incidence among Fisherfolk in Uganda Receiving Clinic-based Routine HIV Counseling and Testing

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Date
2014
Authors
Mushabe Bahemuka, Ubaldo
Abaasa, Andrew
Ruzagira, Eugene
Mukasa Kibengo, Freddie
Ndibazza, Juliet
Asiki, Gershim
Mulondo, Jerry
Andrew Price, Matthew
Fast, Patricia
Kamali, Anatoli
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AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses
Abstract
HIV counseling and testing (HCT) has been shown to reduce HIV risk behavior and is central to HIV prevention programs. We investigated risk behavior and HIV incidence trends in a fisherfolk cohort on Lake Victoria, Uganda. HIV negative volunteers aged 18–49 years, at high risk of HIV infection and willing to undergo HCT were enrolled. At every quarterly visit, they received HCT. Condoms and STI treatment were also provided. Risk behavior data on alcohol consumption before sex, multiple or new sex partners, condom use and exchange of gifts for sex in the past 3 months were collected at baseline and every 6 months for 2 years. We fitted multilevel logistic regression models to investigate the trends.
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HIV Sexual Risk Behavior, HIV, Fisherfolk, Uganda, Clinic-based Routine HIV Counseling and Testing
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Bahemuka, U. M., Abaasa, A., Ruzagira, E., Kibengo, F. M., Ndibazza, J., Asiki, G., ... & Kamali, A. (2014). Trends of Reported HIV Sexual Risk Behaviour and HIV Incidence among Fisherfolk in Uganda Receiving Clinic-based Routine HIV Counseling and Testing. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, 30(S1), A214-A214.