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PMID: 23880102
Title: High HIV 1 prevalence risk behaviours and willingness to participate in HIV vaccine trials in fishing communities on Lake Victoria Uganda
Abstract: HIV epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa are generalized, but high-risk subgroups exist within these epidemics. A recent study among fisher-folk communities (FFC) in Uganda showed high HIV prevalence (28.8%) and incidence (4.9/100 person-years). However, those findings may not reflect population-wide HIV rates in FFC since the study population was selected for high-risk behaviour.
Date: 1970-08-21
Year: 2013
Journal: J Int AIDS Soc
PMID Author: Kiwanuka N, Ssetaala A, Mpendo J, Wambuzi M, Nanvubya A, Sigirenda S, Nalutaaya A, Kato P, Nielsen L, Kaleebu P, Nalusiba J, Sewankambo NK
IAVI Topics: Capacity Building and Research Preparedness, HIV Epidemiology
IAVI Keywords: Fishing Communities

High HIV 1 prevalence risk behaviours and willingness to participate in HIV vaccine trials in fishing communities on Lake Victoria Uganda

High HIV-1 prevalence, risk behaviours, and willingness to participate in HIV vaccine trials in fishing communities on Lake Victoria, Uganda. J Int AIDS Soc 2013;16:18621 doi: 10.7448/IAS.16.1.18621

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