Female Genital Schistosomiasis and HIV-1 Incidence in Zambian Women: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Amy S SturtEmily L WebbComfort R PhiriMaina MudendaJoyce MapaniBarry KosloffMaina CheebaKwame ShanaubeJustin BwalyaEyrun F KjetlandSuzanna C FrancisPaul L A M CorstjensGovert J van DamLisette van LieshoutIsaiah HansingoHelen AylesRichard J HayesAmaya L BustinduyPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2021)
Despite higher HIV seroconversion rates in women with FGS, there was no statistical evidence of association, possibly due to low power. Further longitudinal studies should investigate this association in a setting with higher schistosomiasis endemicity.