Rates of HIV‐1 Transmission per Coital Act, by Stage of HIV‐1 Infection, in Rakai, Uganda

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Authors

Maria J. Wawer · Columbia University

Ronald H. Gray · Johns Hopkins University

Nelson K. Sewankambo · MRC Epidemiology Unit

David Serwadda · Makerere University

Xianbin Li · Johns Hopkins University

Oliver Laeyendecker · Johns Hopkins University

Noah Kiwanuka ·

Abstract

The rate of HIV transmission per coital act was highest during early-stage infection. This has implications for HIV prevention and for projecting the effects of antiretroviral treatment on HIV transmission.

Topics & Keywords

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions HIV Research and Treatment Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volume 191, Issue 9, pp. 1403-1409

DOI: 10.1086/429411

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