Marital status is one of the factors whose impact on HIV infection has always been studied
but contradictory findings have been reported. The drastic changes in marriage patterns in …

South Africa has experienced declining marriage rates and the increasing practice of
cohabitation without marriage. This study aims to improve the understanding of the …

Objective. Available evidence on the relationship between marital status and HIV is
contradictory. The objective of this study was to determine HIV prevalence among married …

Objective To assess the influence of marital status and other correlates on HIV infection
among women in Nigeria. Methods Data were extracted from the 2012 Nigerian population …

Background Although married couples can be at an elevated risk of HIV infection, few
studies have explored the risk factors for HIV infection at the couple-level. We explored the …

Kenya still faces major challenges due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This study examined the
association between marital status and risk of HIV infection in urban slums of Nairobi. Data …

Objective Studies on associations between marriage and HIV infection among women in
sub-Saharan Africa are generally inconclusive. Not enough is known about HIV risks among …

Objectives: To measure HIV incidence in a rural area of South Africa with high HIV
prevalence and to analyze risk factors for acquisition of HIV using a prospective population …

Abstract Women in sub‐Saharan Africa bear a disproportionate burden of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, which is exacerbated by their role in society and …

Objective: Until recently, HIV prevalence has been based on estimates from antenatal
sentinel surveys which have been found to overestimate HIV prevalence among the general …