Table 3 Studies reporting incidence rates of AGWs in men and women
Author, year | Country | Study design | Study population | Sample | Mean or | Incidence rate/1002 | HIV −1 | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
and site | size | median age | person-years of | prevalence% | ||||
(years, range) | AGWs2 | |||||||
East Africa | ||||||||
Lavreys et al., 1999 [50] | Kenya | Prospective cohort | HIV negative truck drivers in Mombasa | 746 | 26a (17–58) 29b (16–62) | 1.4 overall 1.7 Uncircumcised 1.3 Circumcised |  | Annual incidence of HIV-1 – 3.0% |
West Africa | ||||||||
Ozumba et al., 1991 [51] | Nigeria | Retrospective cohort (1976–85) | Female STD1 clinic attendees | 45 | 21 ( 5–36) | 2.7 (range:1.6 – 3.6) |  | AGWs incidence highest among teenagers and students |
Low et al., 2011 [44] | Burkina Faso | Prospective cohort | Female sex workers and other women at high risk | 765 | 28 (15–54) | 1.1 HIV - | 34.9 | HIV- 1 & HIV-2 prevalence 0.7% |