HIV Risk Behaviors in Sub-Saharan Africa and Northern Thailand: Baseline Behavioral Data From Project Accept

• DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181893ed0
• Publication Date: 2008-10-30T07:10:03Z
• Authors: Becky L Genberg; Michal Kulich; Surinda Kawichai; Precious Modiba; Alfred Chingono; Gad P Kilonzo; Linda Richter; Audrey Pettifor; Michael Sweat; David D Celentano
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Adolescent; Sexual Behavior; HIV Infections; Middle Aged; Thailand; 3. Good health; Condoms; 03 medical and health sciences; Risk-Taking; 0302 clinical medicine; Multivariate Analysis; Humans; Female; Africa South of the Sahara; Aged

Of 2.5 million new HIV infections worldwide in 2007, most occurred sub-Saharan Africa and southeast Asia. We present the baseline data on risk behaviors testing northern Thailand from Project Accept, a community-randomized controlled trial of community mobilization, mobile voluntary counseling (VCT), posttest support services.A random household probability sample individuals aged 18-32 years yielded 14,657, with response rates ranging 84%-94% across 5 sites (Thailand, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, 2 South Africa). Individuals completed an interviewer-administered survey demographic characteristics, behaviors, history VCT.In multivariate analysis, females, married individuals, less educated 1 sexual partner past 6 months were more likely to have had unprotected intercourse previous months. Rates lifetime ranged 5.4% among males Zimbabwe 52.6% females Soweto.Significant acquisition Accept communities exists despite decades prevention efforts. Low levels recent suggest that increasing awareness status through accessible VCT services may reduce transmission.