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Published in: AIDS and Behavior 9/2013

01-11-2013 | Original Paper

Measuring Prevalence and Correlates of Concurrent Sexual Partnerships Among Young Sexually Active Men in Kisumu, Kenya

Authors: Nelli Westercamp, Christine L. Mattson, Robert C. Bailey

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 9/2013

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Abstract

Our objectives were to: (1) compare multiple measures of partnership concurrency, including the UNAIDS-recommended definition and (2) describe the prevalence and correlates of concurrent sexual partnerships among young Kenyan men. We analyzed 10,907 lifetime partnerships of 1,368 men ages 18–24 years enrolled in a randomized trial of male circumcision to reduce HIV-1 incidence in Kisumu. Partnership concurrency was determined by overlapping dates and examined over varying recall periods and assumptions. The lifetime prevalence of concurrency was 77 %. Sixty-one percent of all partnerships were concurrent and factors associated with concurrency differed by partner type. Point prevalence of concurrency at the time of the interview was consistently the highest and UNAIDS-recommended definition was the most conservative (25 vs. 18 % at baseline, respectively). Estimates of concurrency were influenced by methods for definition and measurement. Regardless of definition, concurrent partnerships are frequent in this population of young, sexually active men in high HIV prevalence Kisumu, Kenya.
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Metadata
Title
Measuring Prevalence and Correlates of Concurrent Sexual Partnerships Among Young Sexually Active Men in Kisumu, Kenya
Authors
Nelli Westercamp
Christine L. Mattson
Robert C. Bailey
Publication date
01-11-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 9/2013
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-013-0457-5

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