Individual and community-level factors associated with lifetime number of sexual partners among women aged 15-49 in Eswatini.
Maswati S SimelaneKerry VermaakEugene ZwaneSdumo MasangoPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Overall, lifetime sexual partners in Eswatini was significantly associated with individual characteristics and is unique across regions. Programs that aim to elucidate the factors associated with incident HIV infections among women in Eswatini should focus on individual and community-level factors that are associated with multiple sexual partnerships, which in turn might increase the risk of HIV exposure.
Keyphrases
- hiv testing
- mental health
- men who have sex with men
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv aids
- healthcare
- hepatitis c virus
- pregnancy outcomes
- cardiovascular disease
- cervical cancer screening
- public health
- south africa
- skeletal muscle
- single molecule