The Impact of Migration on HIV-1 Transmission in South Afric... : Sexually Transmitted Diseases
The Impact of Migration on HIV-1 Transmission in South Africa: A Study of Migrant and …

Southern Africa has both a rapidly growing HIV epidemic and high levels of population
mobility. The common assumption about the role of migration in the spread of HIV is that …

Objectives Research on migration and HIV has largely focused on male migration, often
failing to measure HIV risks associated with migration for women. We aimed to establish …

We investigate the prevalence of, and risk factors for, HIV infection among women in an
urban South African setting. A random sample of 834 women was recruited into a community …

Objective: To use observed data to develop a mathematical model that estimates the impact
of migration on the spread of HIV in South Africa. Methods: A deterministic mathematical …

The association of migration with AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa is well documented, yet the
social and behavioral mechanisms underlying this relationship remain poorly understood …

Objectives: To establish the prevalence of HIV infection in rural South Africa and to
investigate demographic factors that influence this prevalence. Design: An anonymous HIV …

By far the worst affected region, sub-Saharan Africa is now home to 29.4 million people
living with HIV/AIDS, 70% of the total 42.9 million people living with HIV/AIDS globally …

Population mobility is commonly identified as a key driver of the HIV epidemic, both linking
geographically separate epidemics and intensifying transmission through inducing riskier …

Objective: To study the association between change of residence and HIV-1 serostatus in a
rural Ugandan population. Design: A longitudinal cohort study. Methods: As part of the …