Africa Medical and Behavioral Sciences Organization
Uganda is among the most affected countries by the HIV epidemic with 53,000 New infections in 2018 despite a 42.4% decline since 2010. While this still shows tremendous progress, the decline is slower than envisioned particularly among young women especially in fishing communities and other micro-epidemic areas that harbor key populations including commercial sex workers and migrant workers.
To estimate the proportion of incident recent HIV infections among AGYW aged 16-25 years in Hoima District, Uganda
To compare HIV incidence estimated using the Asante TM HIV-1 Rapid Recency POC kit with that obtained using the SediaTM HIV-1 Lag-Avidity EIA and the Abbot ARCHITECT HIV Ag/Ab Combo assays.
Protocol Title
Using Recency Assays to estimate incident HIV infections among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Hoima District, Uganda
Study Site
Hoima Site
Dr. Kigozi Godfrey
Board Member
Dr. Nakigozi Getrude
Board Member
Gilead Sciences Inc
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