Gendered sexual risk patterns and polygamy among HIV sero-discordant couples in Uganda
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2012-05-22Author
Khanakwa, Sarah
Ngolobe, Moses
Moore, David
Mwesigwa, Robert
Birungi, Josephine
King, Rachel
Shannon, Kate
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Multiple sexual partnerships and HIV sero-discordant relationships are among the most at-risk for HIV transmission.
Polygamy is a common form of multiple-partnered relationships in Eastern Uganda. We investigated the association between HIV risk patterns and polygamy among HIV sero-discordant couples at The AIDS Support
Organization in Jinja, Uganda Methods Participants were enrollees in a prospective cohort of HIV sero-discordant couples, the Highly Active Antiretroviral therapy as Prevention (HAARP) Study at TASO Jinja. Descriptive nand bivariate analyses to compare sexual risk patterns among HIV sero-discordant men; in polygamous as compared to single-spouse relationship.
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