Establishing Sexual Networks for HIV Transmission Among Active Duty and Other Key Populations in Gabon, Kenya, Senegal, & Zambia
Abstract
Metabiota has been influential in the development of HIV research and prevention programs that have provided information on the genetic diversity of HIV, prevalence rates, and behavioral risks associated with the spread of HIV in key populations in Central Africa. Metabiota will work with the U.S. Department of Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program (DHAPP) to implement a sexual networking study of the militaries in Gabon, Kenya, Senegal, and Zambia. Metabiota and incountry military and civilian partners will recruit a total of ~1200-1500 participants, consisting of HIV positive military members, sex workers, and civilians at the main military bases and surrounding areas in these four countries. The goal of the study is to identify HIV transmission linkages between military, sex worker, and civilian populations. The primary objective of the study is to identify sexual network patterns in active military populations of Gabon, Kenya, Senegal and Zambia and their association with the local community sex workers populations and other civilians, as well as to identify other sexually transmitted infections, such as syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. As the HIV epidemic has evolved globally, the need to understand how and whether subpopulations that were traditionally considered most at risk of HIV remain the main source of new infections. Through the work we are proposing here, Metabiota will better understand local epidemic dynamics, sources and modes of transmission and sexual networks.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Mar 10, 2016
- Source ID
- N002441510009
Entities
People
- Karen Saylors