Concurrent sexual partnerships and the HIV epidemics in Africa: evidence to move forward

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dc.contributor.authorMah, Timothy
dc.contributor.authorHalperin, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-06T09:58:57Z
dc.date.available2016-05-06T09:58:57Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.updated2016-05-06T09:56:37Z
dc.description.abstractThe role of concurrent sexual partnerships is increasingly recognized as important for the transmission of sexually transmitted infections, particularly of heterosexual HIV transmission in Africa. Modeling and empirical evidence suggest that concurrent partnerships - compared to serial partnerships - can increase the size of an HIV epidemic, the speed at which it infects a population, and its persistence within a population. This selective review of the published and unpublished literature on concurrent partnerships examines various definitions and strategies for measuring concurrency, the prevalence of concurrency from both empirical and modeling studies, the biological plausibility of concurrency, and the social and cultural underpinnings of concurrency in southern Africa.?en_ZA
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-008-9433-x
dc.identifier.apacitationMah, T., & Halperin, D. (2008). Concurrent sexual partnerships and the HIV epidemics in Africa: evidence to move forward. <i>AIDS and Behavior</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19481en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMah, Timothy, and Daniel Halperin "Concurrent sexual partnerships and the HIV epidemics in Africa: evidence to move forward." <i>AIDS and Behavior</i> (2008) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19481en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMah, T. L., & Halperin, D. T. (2010). Concurrent sexual partnerships and the HIV epidemics in Africa: evidence to move forward. AIDS and Behavior, 14(1), 11-16.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1090-7165en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Mah, Timothy AU - Halperin, Daniel AB - The role of concurrent sexual partnerships is increasingly recognized as important for the transmission of sexually transmitted infections, particularly of heterosexual HIV transmission in Africa. Modeling and empirical evidence suggest that concurrent partnerships - compared to serial partnerships - can increase the size of an HIV epidemic, the speed at which it infects a population, and its persistence within a population. This selective review of the published and unpublished literature on concurrent partnerships examines various definitions and strategies for measuring concurrency, the prevalence of concurrency from both empirical and modeling studies, the biological plausibility of concurrency, and the social and cultural underpinnings of concurrency in southern Africa.? DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - AIDS and Behavior LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 SM - 1090-7165 T1 - Concurrent sexual partnerships and the HIV epidemics in Africa: evidence to move forward TI - Concurrent sexual partnerships and the HIV epidemics in Africa: evidence to move forward UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19481 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/19481
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMah T, Halperin D. Concurrent sexual partnerships and the HIV epidemics in Africa: evidence to move forward. AIDS and Behavior. 2008; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19481.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherSpringer Verlagen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Social Science Research(CSSR)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceAIDS and Behavioren_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://link.springer.com/journal/10461
dc.titleConcurrent sexual partnerships and the HIV epidemics in Africa: evidence to move forwarden_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsHIV preventionen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsConcurrent sexual partnersen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsHeterosexual transmissionen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsHIV epidemiologyen_ZA
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uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
uct.type.resourceArticleen_ZA
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