Probability of heterosexual transmission of HIV: Relationship to the number of unprotected sexual contacts
Probability of heterosexual transmission of HIV: Relationship to the number of unprotected sexual contacts
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10.1097/00042560-199604010-00010
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发表时间:
1996-01-01
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Brunet, JB
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作者:
Downs, AM;DeVincenzi, I;Brunet, JB
The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between the number of unprotected heterosexual contacts with an HIV-infected person and the probability of HIV transmission. Data from a European study involving 563 heterosexual partners of HIV-infected subjects were analyzed. The number of unprotected contacts could be estimated for 525 couples (377 with male index case, 148 with female index case) from the reported frequency of unprotected contacts and an estimate of the length of the period during which transmission could have occurred. Nonparametric (isotonic regression) and parametric (Bernoulli model) analyses were performed on data at study entry and on follow-up data (121 couples). The nonparametric analysis resulted in several exposure groups, with the proportion of infected partners increasing with the number of contacts. For example, the percentage of female partners infected ranged from 10%, among those with