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Characteristics associated with human immunodeficiency virus transmission networks involving adolescent girls and young women in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention Trials Network 068 Study
Stoner, M. C. D., Dennis, A. M., Hughes, J. P., Eshleman, S. H., Sivay, M. V., Hudelson, S. E., Grabowski, M. K., Gómez-Olivé, F. X., MacPhail, C., Piwowar-Manning, E., Kahn, K., & Pettifor, A. (2019). Characteristics associated with human immunodeficiency virus transmission networks involving adolescent girls and young women in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention Trials Network 068 Study. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 46(5), e46-e49. https://doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000954
We combined behavioral survey data from the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Prevention Trials Network 068 study with phylogenetic information to determine if cluster membership was associated with characteristics of young women and their partners. Clusters were more likely to involve young women from specific villages and schools, indicating some localized transmission.Supplemental digital content is available in the text.
