RESULTS:
In regression analyses controlling for marital status, young women's risk of HIV acquisition increased if their partner was a truck driver, drank alcohol before sex, and used condoms inconsistently. In young men, the risk of HIV acquisition increased with partners who were not enrolled in school, in partnerships with higher coital frequency, and in partnerships where respondents were unable to assess the HIV risk of their partner. Mixed-model regressions adjusting for respondent's individual-level risk factors, showed that young women's risk of HIV acquisition increased with each non-marital sexual partner (IRR: 1.54 [1.20-1.98]), each partner who drank alcohol before sex (IRR: 1.60 [1.11-2.32]), and each partner who used condoms inconsistently (IRR: 1.99 [1.33-2.98]). Among young men, having non-marital partnerships increased HIV acquisition (IRR for each partner: 1.54[1.20, 1.98]).
IMPLICATIONS:
Partner characteristics predicted HIV acquisition among youth. HIV prevention programs should emphasize awareness of partner's risk characteristics to avoid high risk relationships.
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