HIV incidence and recent injections among adults in rural southwestern Uganda.
Thirty-six incident HIV cases were matched for age, sex and time period with 36 controls to examine associations with recent injections. A significant association between HIV incidence and a history of injections was detected that was not reduced after adjusting for available sexual behaviour variables. This association could either be the result of injections causing HIV infection or, more likely, injections for seroconversion illnesses or other consequences of unsafe sex.
Whitworth
Jimmy A
JA
Medical Research Council Programme on AIDS, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda.
Biraro
Samuel
S
Shafer
Leigh Anne
LA
Morison
Linda A
LA
Quigley
Maria
M
White
Richard G
RG
Mayanja
Billy N
BN
Ruberantwari
Anthony
A
Van der Paal
Lieve
L
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014454:Uganda