Prevalence of recent and long-term HIV infections among newly identified HIV positive clients in Kyenjojo District, Western Uganda. A cross-sectional study
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Prevalence, Recent and Long-Term HIV Infections, Newly identified HIV positive clients, Kyenjojo District, Western UgandaAbstract
Background
The reduction in new HIV infections has been partly attributed to improved coverage of antiretroviral therapy (ART), early initiation of treatment, adherence, and retention in care. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of recent and long-term HIV infections among newly identified HIV positive clients in Kyenjojo District, Western Uganda.
Methods: A cross-sectional study employing a quantitative approach. The collected data were analyzed using STATA. Data was presented in the form of text, tables, and graphs. Logistic regression was used to test for association, while an odds ratio was used as the measure of the association between the two variables, and data was presented in terms of text, tables, and pie-charts.
Results
A total of 211 respondents participated in the study; the majority of the respondents were aged 35 years and above (42.7%), with a mean age of 33.38 years (SD = 9.4). 127(60.2%) were female, married (52.6%), and had attained primary education as their highest level of education (61.6%). A significant portion were peasants by occupation (68.7%), Christians (91.5%), and resided in rural areas (84.4%). In terms of income, most respondents earned less than 100,000 Ugandan shillings per month (76.3%), and 194 (91.9%) were found to have long-term HIV infections, while 17 (8.1%) had recent HIV infections
Conclusion
The majority of the clients assessed (91.9%) were living with long-term HIV infections, while a small proportion (8.1%) had acquired the infection recently.
Recommendation
The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with health facility administrators, should implement a comprehensive, multi-sectoral strategy to address recent HIV infections by targeting high-risk populations.
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