scholarly journals Schooling, Wealth, Risky Sexual Behavior, and HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrienne Lucas ◽  
Nicholas Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Hiv Aids

Khat chewing and risky sexual behavior in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review protocol

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 59-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanuel Tesfay Gebremedhin ◽  
Hailay Abrha Gesesew ◽  
Tariku Dejene Demissie ◽  
Mirkuzie Woldie Kerie ◽  
Morankar Sudhakar
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Systematic Review Protocol ◽  
Khat Chewing ◽  
Review Protocol ◽  
Sub Saharan

Point-of-care testing for HIV and sexually transmitted infections reveals risky behavior among men at gambling centers in Uganda”

2021 ◽  
pp. 095646242110009
Author(s):  
Agnes N Kiragga ◽  
John M Bwanika ◽  
Joshua Kyenkya ◽  
Grace Banturaki ◽  
Joanita Kigozi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Illicit Drugs ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Multiple Sexual Partners ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Hiv Acquisition ◽  
Risk Of Hiv Acquisition

In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), men are generally difficult to engage in healthcare programs. However, sports gambling centers in SSA can be used as avenues for male engagement in health programs. We offered point-of-care HIV and syphilis testing for men located at five gambling centers in Uganda and assessed HIV risky sexual behavior. Among 507 men, 0.8% were HIV-positive and 3.8% had syphilis. Risky sexual behavior included condomless sex with partner(s) of unknown HIV status (64.9%), having multiple sexual partners (47.8%), engaging in transactional sex (15.5%), and using illicit drugs (9.3%). The majority at 64.5% were nonalcohol consumers, 22.9% were moderate users, and 12.6% had hazardous consumption patterns. In 12 months of follow-up, the incidence rate of syphilis was 0.95 (95% CI: 0.82-1.06) among 178 men. Thus, men in SSA have a high prevalence of syphilis and risky sexual behavior which should be more effectively addressed to reduce the risk of HIV acquisition.

scholarly journals Risky Sexual Behavior across Extremes of Wealth in sub-Saharan Africa: A Meta-Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahma Ali ◽  
Afework Tadele
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Transmitted Disease ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Demographic And Health Surveys ◽  
Multiple Sexual Partners ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Sub Saharan

BACKGROUND: Risky sexual behavior increases the risk of contracting sexually transmitted disease including HIV and other reproductive health problems.There have been varying assumptions and different reported result explaining the relationship between risky sexual behavior and wealth. This review was intended to examine the disparity of risky sexual behavior among the two extremes of wealth in sub-SaharanAfrican countries.METHOD: This study reviewed demographic and health survey reports of sub-Saharan African countries. We excluded older reports and reports published in languages other than English. Finally, reports from 16 countries were considered for review. Data were entered in excel and transported to stata for analysis. Metaprop and Metan command were used to compute proportions and odds ratio. Standard chi-square and I square tests were used to assess heterogeneity.RESULT: Pooled prevalence of having multiple sexual partner ranges from 2 to 12%. Over 80% of the countries reported that more than half of the individuals did not use condom at their last risky sexual intercourse. Poorest females were 0.62 [OR: 0.62, 95% CI (0.50, 0.78)] times less likely to have multiple sexual partners than males. Both males and females from the poorest wealth quantile had higher odds of not using condom at their last risky sexual intercourse, 1.41 [OR: 1.41, 95% CI (1.29, 1.53)], 1.41 [OR: 1.46, 95% CI (1.23, 1.73)], respectively.CONCLUSION: Multiple sexual partners is relatively low in the region. Condom non-use is high in both genders. Additionally, poorest males and females were at higher risk of not using a condom at last risky sexual intercourse.

scholarly journals Pandemics and Burden of Stroke and Epilepsy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Experience from a Longstanding Health Programme

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2766
Author(s):  
Massimo Leone ◽  
Fausto Ciccacci ◽  
Stefano Orlando ◽  
Sandro Petrolati ◽  
Giovanni Guidotti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neurological Disorders ◽  
Combined Treatment ◽  
Cerebrovascular Disorders ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Health Programme ◽  
Excess Deaths ◽  
Hiv Aids

Eighty percent of people with stroke live in low- to middle-income nations, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where stroke has increased by more than 100% in the last decades. More than one-third of all epilepsy−related deaths occur in SSA. HIV infection is a risk factor for neurological disorders, including stroke and epilepsy. The vast majority of the 38 million people living with HIV/AIDS are in SSA, and the burden of neurological disorders in SSA parallels that of HIV/AIDS. Local healthcare systems are weak. Many standalone HIV health centres have become a platform with combined treatment for both HIV and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), as advised by the United Nations. The COVID-19 pandemic is overwhelming the fragile health systems in SSA, and it is feared it will provoke an upsurge of excess deaths due to the disruption of care for chronic diseases such as HIV, TB, hypertension, diabetes, and cerebrovascular disorders. Disease Relief through Excellent and Advanced Means (DREAM) is a health programme active since 2002 to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS and related disorders in 10 SSA countries. DREAM is scaling up management of NCDs, including neurologic disorders such as stroke and epilepsy. We described challenges and solutions to address disruption and excess deaths from these diseases during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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