Heterosexual Transmission of HIV in Haiti

Heterosexual transmission of HIV in Haiti.

BACKGROUND Despite the importance of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission through heterosexual contact, the incidence of HIV infection in heterosexual cohorts has not been well studied, particularly in the developing world. OBJECTIVE To 1) determine the incidence of HIV infection in discordant heterosexual couples (couples in which one partner had HIV infection and the other did no...

HIV transmission in serodiscordant heterosexual couples.

Antiretroviral treatment inhibits HIV viral replication and reduces plasma viral load. Low plasma viral load is associated with a lower probability of HIV transmission, which opens the possibility of treatment to reduce HIV transmission. 2 The feasibility, potential effectiveness, and risks of such treatment are unclear, and a key uncertainty is the extent to which successful antiretroviral tre...

[Condom effectiveness in reducing heterosexual HIV transmission].

BACKGROUND The amount of protection that condoms provide for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections is unknown. Cohort studies of sexually active HIV serodiscordant couples with follow-up of the seronegative partner, provide a situation in which a seronegative partner has known exposure to the disease and disease incidence can be estimated. When some individuals use condoms and some do n...

Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Haiti.

OBJECTIVES To describe the effectiveness of a program designed to reduce the rate of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV at the primary HIV testing and treatment center in Haiti between 1999 and 2004. METHODS All pregnant, HIV-positive women who attended the major HIV testing and treatment clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, between March 1999 and December 2004 were asked to participate i...

Heterosexual transmission of HIV in injecting drug users.