Behaviour change in generalised HIV epidemics: impact of reducing cross-generational sex and delaying age at sexual debut

TB Hallett, S Gregson, JJC Lewis, BA Lopman… - Sexually transmitted …, 2007 - sti.bmj.com
Background: Sexual behavioural change is essential to prevent HIV infections in Africa and
statistical analysis of risk factors at the individual-level may be used to design interventions …

Why has HIV stabilized in South Africa, yet not declined further? Age and sexual behavior patterns among youth

I Katz, D Low-Beer - Sexually transmitted diseases, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To understand the stabilization in HIV prevalence in South Africa, and why HIV
prevalence has not declined further, despite behavior change and apparently moderate risk …

Sexual behaviors and HIV status: a population-based study among older adults in rural South Africa

MS Rosenberg, FX Gómez-Olivé, JK Rohr… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To identify the unmet needs for HIV prevention among older adults in rural South
Africa. Methods: We analyzed data from a population-based sample of 5059 men and …

Explaining continued high HIV prevalence in South Africa: socioeconomic factors, HIV incidence and sexual behaviour change among a rural cohort, 2001–2004

JR Hargreaves, CP Bonell, LA Morison, JC Kim… - Aids, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To estimate HIV incidence and explore evidence for changing sexual behaviour
over time among men and women belonging to different socioeconomic groups in rural …

Determinants of age at sexual debut and associated risks among South African youths

K Zuma, T Mzolo, E Makonko - African Journal of AIDS Research, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The research uses data from a representative national survey to explore the determinants of
age at sexual debut among South African youths in the age group 15–24 years. A random …

Evidence for changes in behaviour leading to reductions in HIV prevalence in urban Malawi

G Bello, B Simwaka, T Ndhlovu, F Salaniponi… - Sexually Transmitted …, 2011 - sti.bmj.com
Background At the epicentre of the HIV epidemic in Eastern Africa, HIV prevalence has
appeared to stabilise in most countries. However, there are indications that the HIV epidemic …

Changes in sexual behaviour leading to the decline in the prevalence of HIV in Uganda: confirmation from multiple sources of evidence

D Kirby - Sexually transmitted infections, 2008 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives: To identify the changes in sexual behaviour that led to the dramatic reduction in
the prevalence of HIV in Uganda in the early 1990s. Methods: Seven different types of …

Sexual behaviour patterns in South Africa and their association with the spread of HIV: insights from a mathematical model

LF Johnson, RE Dorrington, D Bradshaw… - Demographic …, 2009 - JSTOR
This paper aims to quantify the effects of different types of sexual risk behaviour on the
spread of HIV in South Africa. A mathematical model is developed to simulate changes in …

Age at first sex and HIV infection in rural Zimbabwe

TB Hallett, JJC Lewis, BA Lopman… - Studies in family …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Beginning sexual activity introduces an individual to the risk of acquiring sexually
transmitted infections. In this study, cross‐sectional behavioral data linked to HIV‐status from …

Do age-disparate relationships drive HIV incidence in young women? Evidence from a population cohort in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

G Harling, ML Newell, F Tanser, I Kawachi… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: Based on ethnographic investigations and mathematical models, older sexual
partners are often considered a major risk factor for HIV for young women in sub-Saharan …