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Measuring Prevalence and Correlates of Concurrent Sexual Partnerships among Young Sexually Active Men in Kisumu, Kenya
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posted on 2016-03-29, 00:00 authored by Nelli Westercamp, Christine L. Mattson, Robert C. BaileyOur objectives were to: 1) compare multiple measures of partnership concurrency, including the
UNAIDS-recommended definition and 2) describe the prevalence and correlates of concurrent
sexual partnerships among young Kenyan men. We analyzed 10,907 lifetime partnerships of
1,368 men ages 18-24 years enrolled in a randomized trial of male circumcision to reduce HIV-1
incidence in Kisumu. Partnership concurrency was determined by overlapping dates and
examined over varying recall periods and assumptions. The lifetime prevalence of concurrency
was 77%. Sixty-one percent of all partnerships were concurrent and factors associated with
concurrency differed by partner type. Point prevalence of concurrency at the time of the
interview was consistently the highest and UNAIDS-recommended definition was the most
conservative (25% vs. 18% at baseline, respectively). Estimates of concurrency were influenced
by methods for definition and measurement. Regardless of definition, concurrent partnerships
are frequent in this population of young, sexually active men in high HIV prevalence Kisumu,
Kenya.
Funding
This work was funded by the Division of AIDS, NIAID, NIH. R.C. Bailey was supported by the NIH funded Chicago Developmental Center for Aids Research
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Post print version of article may differ from published version. The final publication is available at springerlink.com; DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0457-5Publisher
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