@article{974aaf151ff148d4977dcfa145f371cb,
title = "High rates of relationship dissolution among heterosexual HIV-serodiscordant couples in Kenya",
abstract = "HIV-1 serodiscordant couples may experience increased risks of relationship dissolution; however, longitudinal stability of these relationships is poorly understood. We determined rates and correlates of separation among 469 serodiscordant couples in Nairobi and found that 113 (24 %) separated during 2 years of follow-up. Couples with a female HIV-1 infected partner (FM-) and no income were more likely to separate than MFcouples without income (HR = 5.0; 95 % CI 1.1-25.0), and FM- and MF- couples with income (HR = 2.4; 95 % CI 1.3-4.5 and HR = 2.3; 95 % CI 1.2-4.8, respectively). High separation rates may be important for couple support services and for conducting discordant couple studies.",
keywords = "HIV-1 serodiscordant couples, HIV-1 transmission, Poverty, Relationship dissolution, Separation, Women",
author = "Mackelprang, {Romel D.} and Rose Bosire and Guthrie, {Brandon L.} and Choi, {Robert Y.} and Amy Liu and Anne Gatuguta and Rositch, {Anne F.} and Kiarie, {James N.} and Carey Farquhar",
note = "Funding Information: Acknowledgments This research was funded by US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant AI068431. R. Mackelprang was supported by the Institute for Translational Health Science (TL1), a Roadmap Initiative from the National Institutes of Health/National Center for Research Resources (5TL1RR025016), P. Mitchell & S. Marshall, Program Directors. R. Choi was supported by the International Research Scientist Development Award (K01TW008406). R. Choi, A. Rositch and A Gatuguta were supported by the National Institutes of Health Office of the Director, Fogarty International Center, Office of AIDS Research, National Cancer Center, National Eye Institute, National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Health, through the International Clinical Research Fellows Program at Vanderbilt (R24 TW007988). This research was supported by the University of Washington Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), an NIH funded program (P30 AI027757) which is supported by the following NIH Institutes and Centers (NIAID, NCI, NIMH, NIDA, NICHD, NHLBI, NIA). C. Farquhar received support from NIH Grant K24 AI087399.",
year = "2014",
month = jan,
doi = "10.1007/s10461-013-0529-6",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "18",
pages = "189--193",
journal = "AIDS and behavior",
issn = "1090-7165",
publisher = "Springer New York",
number = "1",
}