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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Community-Based HIV Testing for Urban Youth in Western Kenya
AIDS and Behavior, Volume 26, No. 3, Year 2022
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Youth aged 15–24 years comprise 48% of new HIV infections and 15% of persons living with HIV in Kisumu County, Kenya. We assessed factors associated with HIV infection among youth participating in the Community Health Initiative (CHI) implemented in an urban informal settlement in 2018. Predictors of HIV infection were assessed by multivariable logistic regression. CHI engaged 4,441 youth through community health campaigns and home-based HIV testing. HIV prevalence was 3.5% overall and 7.1% among young women aged 20–24. There were 24 youth newly identified as HIV-positive out of 157 total HIV-positive youth. HIV-positive status was positively associated with being female (aOR = 2.46; 95% CI 1.57, 3.84) and aged 20–24 (aOR = 2.40; 95% CI 1.52, 3.79), and inversely associated with secondary school education or higher (aOR = 0.27; 95% CI 0.16, 0.44). Our findings highlight the need for HIV prevention programs specially tailored for youth to further reduce new HIV infections in this priority population. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
Authors & Co-Authors
Truong, Hong Ha M.
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Guzé, Mary A.
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Ouma, David
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Bushman, Dena
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Mocello, Adrienne Rain
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Kadede, Kevin
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Bukusi, Elizabeth Anne
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Odhiambo, Frank Akoth
Kenya, Kisumu
Uc Global Programs
Cohen, Craig R.
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Statistics
Citations: 4
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s10461-021-03441-3
ISSN:
10907165
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Kenya
Participants Gender
Female