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SUBMITTER: Kate Grabowski M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7033206 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kate Grabowski Mary M Lessler Justin J Bazaale Jeremiah J Nabukalu Dorean D Nankinga Justine J Nantume Betty B Ssekasanvu Joseph J Reynolds Steven J SJ Ssekubugu Robert R Nalugoda Fred F Kigozi Godfrey G Kagaayi Joseph J Santelli John S JS Kennedy Caitlin C Wawer Maria J MJ Serwadda David D Chang Larry W LW Gray Ronald H RH
Nature communications 20200220 1
HIV prevalence varies markedly throughout Africa, and it is often presumed areas of higher HIV prevalence (i.e., hotspots) serve as sources of infection to neighboring areas of lower prevalence. However, the small-scale geography of migration networks and movement of HIV-positive individuals between communities is poorly understood. Here, we use population-based data from ~22,000 persons of known HIV status to characterize migratory patterns and their relationship to HIV among 38 communities in ...[more]