Incidence of HIV and the prevalence of HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis among youths in Maputo, Mozambique: a cohort study

Viegas, edna omar; Tembe, nelson; Macovela, eulália; Gonçalves, emília; Augusto, orvalho; Ismael, nalia; Sitoe, Nádia; Schacht, caroline de; Bhatt, nilesh; Meggi, bindiya; Araújo, carolina; Sandström, eric; Biberfeld, gunnel; Nilsson, charlotta; Andersson, sören; Jani, Ilesh

Incidence of HIV and the prevalence of HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis among youths in Maputo, Mozambique: a cohort study

Viegas, edna omar; Tembe, nelson; Macovela, eulália; Gonçalves, emília; Augusto, orvalho; Ismael, nalia; Sitoe, Nádia; Schacht, caroline de; Bhatt, nilesh; Meggi, bindiya; Araújo, carolina; Sandström, eric; Biberfeld, gunnel; Nilsson, charlotta; Andersson, sören; Jani, Ilesh.

PLos ONE; 10 (3), 2015

Publication year: 2015

Background:

Prevalence of HIV in Mozambique among individuals aged 15-49 years is 11.5%. The HIV prevalence is higher in women than in men across the country, peaking at ages 25-29 years and 35-39 years, respectively. In this study, we aimed at determining the prevalence and incidence of HIV, prevalence of Hepatitis B (HBV), and prevalence of syphilis in youths. We also characterized a cohort of youths for future participation in phase I/II HIV vaccine trials.

HIV Infections/therapy, HIV Infections/epidemiology, HIV Infections/virology, Hepatitis B/epidemiology, Hepatitis B/therapy, d0159950, Mozambique/epidemiology, Syphilis/epidemiology, Syphilis/therapy, Viral Load

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