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Concurrency and other sexual partnership patterns reported in a survey of young people in rural Northern Tanzania

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  • Aoife M Doyle
  • Mary L Plummer
  • Helen A Weiss
  • John Changalucha
  • Deborah Watson-Jones
  • Richard J Hayes
  • David A Ross

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African adolescents and young adults remain at substantial risk of infection with HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and AIDS is the leading cause of death among African adolescents (10–19 years). Sexual partnership patterns influence transmission risk of sexually transmitted infections. We describe patterns reported by youth (15-30y) in a community-based survey in Tanzania. Among participants reporting multiple partners, we investigated factors associated with reported concurrency. Female (N = 6513) and male (N = 7301) participants had median ages of 21 and 22 years, respectively. Most participants (92%) reported having previously been sexually active, of whom 15% of males and

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  • Aoife M Doyle & Mary L Plummer & Helen A Weiss & John Changalucha & Deborah Watson-Jones & Richard J Hayes & David A Ross, 2017. "Concurrency and other sexual partnership patterns reported in a survey of young people in rural Northern Tanzania," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(8), pages 1-19, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0182567
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182567
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