Open AccessAge-Specific Risk Scores Do Not Improve HIV-1 Prediction Among Women in South Africa
Author(s) -
Kathryn Peebles,
Thesla PalaneePhillips,
Jennnifer E Balkus,
Ivana Beesham,
Heeran Makkan,
Jennifer Deese,
Jennifer Smit,
Renee Heffron,
Charles Morrison,
Neena M. Philip,
Mookho Malahleha,
Margaret P. Kasaro,
Yuthika Naidoo,
Tanya Nielson,
Krishnaveni Reddy,
Philip Kotze,
Khatija Ahmed,
Helen Rees,
Jared M. Baeten,
Ruanne V. Barnabas,
Evidence for Contraceptive Options
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000002436
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , demography , gerontology , immunology , sociology
HIV-1 risk scoring tools could help target provision of prevention modalities such as pre-exposure prophylaxis. Recent research suggests that risk scores for women aged 18-45 may not predict risk well among young women aged 18-24. We evaluated the predictive performance of age-specific risk scores compared with the existing non-age-specific VOICE risk score, developed for women aged 18-45.