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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Low prevalence of HIV and other selected sexually transmitted infections in 2004 in pregnant women from Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Epidemiology and Infection, Volume 136, No. 9, Year 2008
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Description
This study examined the prevalence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in pregnant women in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Between April and July 2004, antenatal attendees at two of the largest maternity clinics in Kinshasa were tested to identify HIV status, syphilis, Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG). HIV seroprevalence was 1.9% in 2082 women. With PCR techniques, CT and NG infections were also uncommon in the first 529 women (1.7% and 0.4%, respectively). No active syphilis infection case was identified by Treponema pallidum haemagglutination assay (TPHA) and rapid plasma reagin test (RPR). A woman's risk of HIV infection was significantly associated with her reporting a male partner having had other female sexual partners (OR 2.7, 95% CI 1.2-6.2). The continuing low seroprevalence of HIV in pregnant women from Kinshasa was confirmed. Understanding factors associated with this phenomenon could help prevent a future HIV epidemic in low HIV transmission areas in Africa. © 2007 Cambridge University Press.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kinoshita-moleka, R.
United States, Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Congo
Unc/drc Program
Smith, Jennifer Susan
United States, Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Atibu, Joseph
Congo
Unc/drc Program
Tshefu, Antoinette Kitoto
Congo, Kinshasa
Kinshasa School of Public Health
Hemingway-Foday, Jennifer J.
United States, Research Triangle Park
Rti International
Hobbs, Marcia M.
United States, Chapel Hill
Unc School of Medicine
Bartz, J.
United States, Research Triangle Park
Rti International
Koch, Matthew A.
United States, Research Triangle Park
Rti International
Rimoin, Anne W.
United States, Bethesda
National Institutes of Health Nih
United States, Los Angeles
Ucla Fielding School of Public Health
Ryder, Robert W.
United States, Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
United States, Chapel Hill
Unc School of Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 31
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/S0950268807009818
ISSN:
09502688
e-ISSN:
14694409
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Congo
Participants Gender
Male
Female