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Concurrent partnerships in men do not explain HIV incidence in women: number of partners does
Gus Cairns, 2011-07-16 09:10:00
A study of HIV incidence amongst women in part of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa failed to find any evidence that HIV incidence in women was associated with overlapping, or concurrent, relationships in their male partners.
The study, led by Dr Frank Tanser at the Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies at the University of KwaZulu Natal, was published in The Lancet on July 15.
However the study has confirmed that the more partners women’s male partners have, the higher the HIV risk is to each individual woman. This finding, plus confirmation of a strong association between the number of partners the women themselves had and their HIV infection rate, provides backing for clear and simple partner reduction advice campaigns for both men and women.
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