Open AccessEducation Attainment and the Risk of HIV-1 Infections in Rural Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania, 1991–2005: A Reversed Association
Author(s) -
Elia John Mmbaga,
Germana Leyna,
Kagoma S. Mnyika,
Akthar Hussain,
KnutInge Klepp
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0b013e31813e0c15
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , demography , tanzania , confidence interval , condom , population , odds , cross sectional study , educational attainment , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , logistic regression , immunology , environmental health , syphilis , geography , environmental planning , pathology , sociology , economic growth , economics
Previous studies found educated individuals to have higher risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infection in Africa. A reverse in this association was predicted. We investigated the change in this association from 1991 to 2005 in a rural population in Tanzania.