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Handan Wand1, Gita Ramjee2, Tarylee Reddy3
1Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia.
Abstract:
In this study, we investigated spatial diversities of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and quantified their impacts on the STIs using population attributable risk (PAR%). The study population was 7,557 women who participated in several HIV prevention trials from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Our results provide compelling evidence for substantial geographical diversities on STI incidence rates in the region. Their population-level impacts on the STIs exceeded the combined impacts of the individual risk factors considered in this study (PAR%: 41% (<25 years), 52% (25-34 years) and 34% (35+ years). When all these factors are considered together, PAR% was the highest among younger women (PAR%: 67%, 82% and 50% for <25, 25-34 and 35+ years old respectively). Results from our study will bring greater insight into the previous research by increasing our understanding of the impacts of the sub-geographical level variations of STI prevalence and incidence rates in the region.
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