PMID: 11917247Mar 28, 2002Paper

HIV-1 epidemic among female bar and hotel workers in northern Tanzania: risk factors and opportunities for prevention

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes : JAIDS
S H KapigaMax Essex

Abstract

We conducted this study to determine the prevalence and risk factors for HIV-1 infection among women (N = 312) who were working in the bars and hotels in Moshi, a town in northern Tanzania. Study subjects were interviewed to obtain information about HIV-1 risk factors and examined to collect samples for the diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The prevalence of HIV-1 was 26.3% (95% confidence interval [CI], 21.4%-31.2%). In multivariate analyses, the risk of HIV-1 increased with increasing age (p value, test for linear trend <.001) and the number of sexual partners during the last 5 years (p value, test for linear trend <.03). Other significant predictors were having a male partner with other sexual partners (Adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 1.92; 95% CI, 1.03-3.60), and consuming alcohol >2 days per week (AOR, 2.56; 95% CI, 1.12-5.88). The risk of HIV-1 was also significantly increased in women with bacterial vaginosis (AOR, 2.37; 95% CI, 1.09-5.13) and in study subjects with herpes simplex virus (HSV)-2 antibodies (AOR, 2.48; 95% CI, 1.24-4.98). These results indicate that women working in these settings were at increased risk of HIV-1. Programs aiming at promoting safer sexual practices and control of other STDs are ...Continue Reading

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