Age Differences in Sexual Partners and Risk of HIV-1 Infection in Rural Uganda

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Authors

Robert J. Kelly

Ronald H. Gray · Johns Hopkins University

Nelson K. Sewankambo · Makerere University

David Serwadda · Makerere University

Fred Wabwire‐Mangen · Makerere University

Tom Lutalo · Uganda Virus Research Institute

Maria J. Wawer

Abstract

The age difference between young women and their male partners is a significant HIV risk factor, suggesting that high HIV prevalence in younger women is caused, in part, by transmission from older male partners.

Topics & Keywords

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volume 32, Issue 4, pp. 446-451

DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200304010-00016

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