Delaying sexual debut as a strategy for reducing HIV epidemic in Kenya.
Afr J Reprod Health
; 17(2): 46-57, 2013 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
The study purpose was to determine the association between sexual debut and HIV sero-status, and factors contributing to a positive HIV sero-status. Retrospective cross-sectional data from the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey-2003 were used. Data on women aged 15-49 (n = 3,273) and men aged 15-54 (n = 2,917) accepting HIV testing were retained from three datasets. Stata version 10.1 was used for analyses, p < 0.05. Nine percent of women and 5% of men tested positive for HIV, of whom 46% and 49%, p < 0.001 were aged 16-21 respectively. After adjusting for confounding, women and men who had sexual debut aged 16-21 were 2.31 (95% CI 1.52-3.51), p < 0.001 and 1.83 (95% CI 1.07-3.13), p < 0.05 times more likely to test positive for HIV compared to those who never had sex respectively. Early sexual debut continues to be a major risk factor for acquiring HIV infection later in life, suggesting earlier interventions could have a major impact towards fighting the disease.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Comportamento Sexual
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Infecções por HIV
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article