Estimating the annual risk of HIV transmission within HIV sero-discordant couples in sub-Saharan Africa

Estimating the annual risk of HIV transmission within HIV sero-discordant couples in sub-Saharan Africa

Objective: To estimate the annual risk of HIV transmission (ϕ) within HIV sero-discordant couples in 23 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), by utilizing newly available national population-based data and accounting for factors known to potentially affect this estimation. Methods: We used a recent...

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Main Authors:	Susanne F. Awad, Hiam Chemaitelly, Laith J. Abu-Raddad
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	HIV transmission Infectiousness Mathematical model Incidence rate Sero-discordancy Sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217302795

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