Cynthia Semá Baltazar|Roberta Horth|Celso Inguane|Isabel Sathane|Freide Cesár|Helena Ricardo|Carlos Botão|Ângelo Augusto|Laura A. Cooley|Beverly Cummings|H. Fisher Raymond|Peter Young
HIV Prevalence and Risk Behaviors Among Mozambicans Working in South African Mines
Instituto Nacional de Saúde|University of California, San Francisco|International Centre for Reproductive Health|International Centre for Reproductive Health|International Centre for Reproductive Health|Instituto Nacional de Saúde|Instituto Nacional de Saúde|Instituto Nacional de Saúde|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|Ministry of Health|University of California, San Francisco|Ministry of Health
mineworkers considered population risk hiv due risk behaviors associated migratory work patterns first study mozambique determine prevalence hiv associated demographic risk behaviors assess use access prevention healthcare services among mozambicans working south african mines men worked south african mine past 12 months recruited february may 2012 using time location sampling tls ressano garcia border mozambique south africa demographic behavioral data collected standardized questionnaire hiv prevalence estimated testing dried blood spots dbs two enzyme immunoassays total 432 eligible mine workers recruited mean age 43 years married cohabitating among 126 two wivesmarital partners mozambique 12 months preceding survey 247 occasional sexual partner 66 least one partner female sex worker one five 185 used condom last sex hiv prevalence among mineworkers 223 746 tested positive part survey know status hiv prevalence significantly higher p 0018 among uncircumcised 312 circumcised 185 multiple partners multiple spouses crossborder relations multiple occasional partnerships inconsistent condom use high proportion infected mineworkers know hiv status increases risk hiv transmission population combination strategies involving promotion condom use hiv testing male circumcision strengthened among mineworkers