Human immunodeficiency virus transmission among heterosexual couples in Central Africa.

摘要: Factors influencing transmission of HIV among heterosexual couples in Kigali Rwanda were analyzed by statistical tests and multivariate analysis from questionnaire data. Subjects selected mothers children with suspected consecutive attending diarrhea clinic. Both parents their youngest child tested for enzyme immunoassay confirmation indirect immunofluorescence assay. 67% the group positive compared to 29% 89.9% 138 where both partners positive. Comparing 124 testing 150 negative husbands seropositivity was associated sexual contacts prostitutes a history sexually transmitted disease (STD) within past 2 years. Positive wives tended have STD had more than one union. likely be polygamous use oral contraceptives. Among only wife blood transfusion fewer episodes noted. did not differ male circumcision age at 1st intercourse unions duration parity frequency or length postpartum abstinence. Discriminant pointed number previous as most important determinants tests. Since significant factors linked descriptors husband it suggested that cases acquired wife.