| Methods |
Prospective study of sexually active HIV discordant heterosexual couples (incidence estimation and associated risk factors) |
| Participants |
‐ Kigali, Rwanda, prenatal & pediatric outpatient clinics
‐ enrolled in 1988
‐ M+F‐ couples (n=30)
‐ F+M‐ couples (n=23)
‐ IC type: heterosexual
‐ partner exclusions: none |
| Interventions |
‐ counselling (educational video about AIDS & discussion group led by a social worker)
‐ free latex condoms & spermicidal suppositories
‐ free health care
‐ @ 3mo sex practices, HIV serotest
‐ @ 6mo medical history
‐ @ 12mo physical exam |
| Outcomes |
Vaginal condom usage
‐ every time (100%)
‐ sometimes (1‐99%)
‐ never (0%)
HIV serotesting by ELISA, confirmed by Western blot |
| Notes |
‐ some male partners not monogamous
‐ some male partners circumcised, some not
‐ spermicide use |
