ArticleBMC public health2025
Factors associated with HIV infection among adolescents and young people in Mozambique: sub-analysis of immunization, malaria and HIV/AIDS indicator survey in Mozambique-IMASIDA 2015.
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- The Prevalence and Factors Associated With HIV Testing among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in the Gambia-Evidence From the 2019/2020 Demographic and Health Survey.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Factors Influencing Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing Results in Mozambique: A Multivariate Approach to Socioeconomic, Demographic, and Cultural Influences.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Spatial variation and predictors of anemia among women of reproductive age in Mozambique, 2022/23: a multiscale geographically weighted regression.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Global burden of HIV, syphilis, and HBV infection among women of childbearing age and children under five: based on the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2021.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundHIV infection is of concern, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa which is home to two thirds (67%) of the total number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in the world. In Southern Africa, Mozambique ranks second, with about 2.2 million PLHIV. Adolescents and young people represent priority groups in the fight against HIV. We set out to assess factors associated with HIV infection among youth which are priority groups for HIV prevention, due to their increased vulnerability to infection.
methodsThe 2015 Immunization, Malaria and HIV/AIDS Indicators Survey in Mozambique was used to identify factors associated with HIV infection among 4,247 participants aged 15-24 years. In bivariate analyses, these variables were included in multiple logistic regression models that were run separately for male and female. Modeled adjusted odds ratios (AOR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were reported for variables independently associated with HIV infection.
resultsIn 2015, 295/4,247 (6.9%) of youth were HIV-infected (females, 237/2,427 [9.8%]). Factors associated with HIV infection in males included being a widower (AOR = 52.69, 95%CI: 2.07-1340.33, p = 0.02). Living in Niassa or Sofala was a protective factor in relation to the reference province (Nampula). In females, being aged 20-24 years (AOR = 2.06, 95%CI: 1.41-3.00, p < 0.001), widowed (AOR = 15.59, 95%CI: 3.99-60.77, p < 0.001) or separated (OR = 2.11, 95%CI: 1.09-4.08, p = 0.03), having age of first cohabitation below 18 years (AOR = 1.71, 95%1.14-2.59, p = 0.01), residing in Zambézia (AOR = 3.52, 95%CI:1.06-11.65, p = 0.04) and being wealthier (AOR = 2.20, 95%CI: 1.11-4.36, p = 0.02) were associated with HIV infection. Having completed higher education was a protective factor (AOR = 0.07, 95%CI:0.01-0.58, p = 0.02) in comparison to those with no school education.
conclusionThe factors associated with HIV in females are biological and sociocultural. Strategies tailored to girls and young women with the aim of reducing gender inequalities, combating harmful traditional practices and increasing educational opportunities are needed.
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