ArticleSpatial and spatio-temporal epidemiology2019
Investigating spatial disparities in high-risk women and HIV infections using generalized additive models: Results from a cohort of South African women.
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- Quantifying Hypertension and Cardiovascular Conditions in South Africa.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2025Article
- Human immunodeficiency virus epidemic scenery among brazilian women: a spatial analysis study.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Risk Factors Associated with HIV Acquisition in Males Participating in HIV Vaccine Efficacy Trials in South Africa.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- Spatial disparities of HIV prevalence in South Africa. Do sociodemographic, behavioral, and biological factors explain this spatial variability?Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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objectiveWe identified the geographical clustering of HIV as well as those at highest risk of infection using a decade long data (2002-2012) from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
methodsA total of 5,776 women who enrolled in several HIV prevention trials were included in the study. Geo-coded individual-level data were linked to the community-level characteristics using the South African Census. High-risk women were identified using a risk scoring algorithm. Generalized additive models were used to identify the significant geographical clustering of high-risk women and HIV.
resultsOverall, 60% of the women were classified as high risk of HIV. HIV infection rates were estimated as high as 10 to 15 per 100 person year. Areas with high rates of HIV infections were spatially clustered and overlapped particularly in the Northern part of Durban.
conclusionTargeting multifactorial and complex nature of the epidemic is urgently needed to identify the "high transmission" areas.
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