title: Age, poverty and alcohol use as HIV risk factors for women in Mongu, Zambia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Age, poverty and alcohol use are seen as risk factors for HIV among women in sub-Saharan Africa.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to understand the influence of socioeconomic factors (including age and poverty) as well as alcohol use on risky sexual behaviors among women in Mongu, Zambia.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study examines these factors in the local context of Mongu, Zambia using the Priorities for Local AIDS Control Efforts (PLACE) methodology. This methodology allows for the study of risky behaviors while taking into consideration local factors. The two outcome variable studied were transactional sex in the past year and having two or more sexual partners in the past year.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In this study age was not a significant factor, but alcohol use and poverty/desire for economic advancement were significant factors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Programs and policies need to address the influence of alcohol on risky sexual behaviors and also the important but complex influence of poverty.
authors.affiliation: MEASURE Evaluation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. kavita_singh@unc.edu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Buckner
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tate
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ndubani
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kamwanga
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011203:Poverty; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012747:Sexual Partners; D055815:Young Adult; D015024:Zambia