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Migration, sexual networks, and HIV in Agbogbloshie, Ghana.

ABSTRACT: HIV is spread through structured sexual networks, which are influenced by migration patterns, but network-oriented studies of mobility and HIV risk behavior have been limited.We present a comprehensive description and initial results from our Migration & HIV in Ghana (MHG) study in Agbogbloshie, an urban slum area within Accra, Ghana.The MHG study was a population-based cross-sectional study of adults aged 18-49 in Agbogbloshie in 2012. We used a one-year retrospective relationship history calendar to collect egocentric network data on sexual partners as well as migration and short-term mobility, and tested for prevalent HIV-1/2 infection.HIV prevalence was 5.5%, with prevalence among women (7.2%) over twice that of men (2.8%). Three-quarters of residents were born outside the Greater Accra region, but had lived in Agbogbloshie an average of 10.7 years. Only 7% had moved housing structures within the past year. However, short-term mobility was common. Residents had an average of 7.3 overnight trips in the last year, with women reporting more travel than men. Thirty-seven percent of men and 9% of women reported more than one sexual partner in the last year.Population-based surveys of migration and sexual risk behavior using relationship history calendars in low-resource settings can produce high quality data. Residents in Agbogbloshie are disproportionately affected by HIV, and have high levels of short-term mobility. HIV prevention interventions targeted to highly mobile populations in high prevalence settings may have far-reaching and long-term implications.

SUBMITTER: Cassels S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4214381 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Migration, sexual networks, and HIV in Agbogbloshie, Ghana.

Cassels Susan S Jenness Samuel M SM Biney Adriana A E AA Ampofo William Kwabena WK Dodoo F Nii-Amoo FN

Demographic research 20141001

<h4>Background</h4>HIV is spread through structured sexual networks, which are influenced by migration patterns, but network-oriented studies of mobility and HIV risk behavior have been limited.<h4>Objective</h4>We present a comprehensive description and initial results from our Migration & HIV in Ghana (MHG) study in Agbogbloshie, an urban slum area within Accra, Ghana.<h4>Methods</h4>The MHG study was a population-based cross-sectional study of adults aged 18-49 in Agbogbloshie in 2012. We use ...[more]

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Migration, sexual networks, and HIV in Agbogbloshie, Ghana.

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Migration, sexual networks, and HIV in Agbogbloshie, Ghana.

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