Cofactors in male-female sexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1.

FA, Plummer; JN, Simonsen; DW, Cameron; JO, Ndinya-Achola; JK, Kreiss; MN, Gakinya; P, Waiyaki; M, Cheang; P, Piot; AR, Ronald

doi:10.1093/infdis/163.2.233

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Cofactors in male-female sexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1.

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Authors:

Plummer FA

Simonsen JN

Cameron DW

Abstract

In a study of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-uninfected African prostitutes, 83 (67%) of 124 seroconverted to HIV-1. Oral contraceptive use (odds ratio [OR], 3.1; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.1-8.6; P less than .03), genital ulcers (mean annual episodes, 1.32 +/- 0.55 in seroconverti...

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