Higher risk sexual behaviour is associated with unawareness of HIV-positivity and lack of viral suppression
Implications for Treatment as Prevention. A survey of 15鈥�59 year olds conducted in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Abstract
Efficacy of Treatment as Prevention Strategy depends on a variety of factors including individuals鈥� likelihood to test and initiate treatment, viral load and sexual behaviour. We tested the hypothesis that people with higher risk sexual behaviour are less likely to know their HIV-positive status and be virologically suppressed. A cross-sectional population-based survey of individuals aged 15鈥�59 years old was conducted in 2013 in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development鈥檚 Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (皇冠体育app Union)
Citation
Huerga H, Venables E, Ben-Farhat J, Van Cutsem G, Ellman T, Kenyon C. Higher risk sexual behaviour is associated with unawareness of HIV-positivity and lack of viral suppression - Implications for Treatment as Prevention. Sci. Rep. [Internet]. Springer US; 2017;7. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-16382-6