Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
'The Cango Lyec Project - Healing the Elephant': HIV related vulnerabilities of post-conflict affected populations aged 13–49 years living in three Mid-Northern Uganda districts |
| Authors: |
Samuel S. Malamba, Herbert Muyinda, Patricia M. Spittal, John P. Ekwaru, Noah Kiwanuka, Martin D. Ogwang, Patrick Odong, Paul K. Kitandwe, Achilles Katamba, Kate Jongbloed, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Eugene Kinyanda, Alden Blair, Martin T. Schechter |
| Source: |
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2016) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMC, 2016. |
| Publication Year: |
2016 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Infectious and parasitic diseases |
| Subject Terms: |
HIV, Prevalence, Risk factors, Post conflict, Northern Uganda, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216 |
| More Details: |
Abstract Background The protracted war between the Government of Uganda and the Lord’s Resistance Army in Northern Uganda (1996–2006) resulted in widespread atrocities, destruction of health infrastructure and services, weakening the social and economic fabric of the affected populations, internal displacement and death. Despite grave concerns that increased spread of HIV/AIDS may be devastating to post conflict Northern Uganda, empirical epidemiological data describing the legacy of the war on HIV infection are scarce. Methods The ‘Cango Lyec’ Project is an open cohort study involving conflict-affected populations living in three districts of Gulu, Nwoya and Amuru in mid-northern Uganda. Between November 2011 and July 2012, 8 study communities randomly selected out of 32, were mapped and house-to-house census conducted to enumerate the entire community population. Consenting participants aged 13–49 years were enrolled and interviewer-administered data were collected on trauma, depression and socio-demographic-behavioural characteristics, in the local Luo language. Venous blood was taken for HIV and syphilis serology. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine factors associated with HIV prevalence at baseline. Results A total of 2954 participants were eligible, of whom 2449 were enrolled. Among 2388 participants with known HIV status, HIV prevalence was 12.2% (95%CI: 10.8-13.8), higher in females (14.6%) than males (8.5%, p |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1471-2334 |
| Relation: |
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-016-2030-0; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2334 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12879-016-2030-0 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/be5a49757ed441feb4a7f2e4905f9b8c |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.be5a49757ed441feb4a7f2e4905f9b8c |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
