Risk factors associated with prevalent HIV-1 infection among pregnant women in Rwanda. National University of Rwanda-Johns Hopkins University AIDS Research Team

This study evaluated risk factors associated with prevalent HIV-1 infection among pregnant women in a semi-rural but densely populated area surrounding the town of Butare in Rwanda. Overall seroprevalence was 9.3% in 5690 pregnant women who sought antenatal care at one of five health centres. Factor...

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Published inInternational journal of epidemiology Vol. 23; no. 2; p. 371
Main Authors Chao, A, Bulterys, M, Musanganire, F, Habimana, P, Nawrocki, P, Taylor, E, Dushimimana, A, Saah, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.04.1994
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Developing Countries
Female
Health Behavior
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV Infections - transmission
HIV-1
Humans
Incidence
Life Style
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - epidemiology
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - etiology
Risk Factors
Rwanda - epidemiology
Sexual Behavior
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - epidemiology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - transmission
Rwanda
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Summary:This study evaluated risk factors associated with prevalent HIV-1 infection among pregnant women in a semi-rural but densely populated area surrounding the town of Butare in Rwanda. Overall seroprevalence was 9.3% in 5690 pregnant women who sought antenatal care at one of five health centres. Factors associated with higher seroprevalence of HIV-1 included history of multiple sexual partners, history of at least one sexually transmitted disease (STD), relatively high socioeconomic status (SES), being unmarried, young age at first pregnancy, and low gravidity. Women who had used oral contraceptives, smoked more than one cigarette per day, whose partners were circumcised, and had had sex to support themselves were also at higher risk of being infected. A history of blood transfusion in the past 5 years was not associated with HIV-1 infection. History of multiple sexual partners, history of STD, high household income, partner circumcision, and past oral contraceptive use remained strongly associated with HIV-1 infection even when simultaneously controlling for other covariates. Among legally married women who lacked sexual behaviour risk factors, history of STD, high SES, young age at first pregnancy, and low gravidity were significantly associated with HIV-1 seroprevalence.
ISSN:0300-5771