Sexual Partnership Patterns Among South African Adolescent Girls Enrolled in STI Preventions Trial Network 068: Measurement Challenges and Implications for HIV/STI Transmission

摘要

Background Estimates of sexual partnership durations, gaps between partnerships, and overlaps across partnerships are important for understanding sexual partnership patterns and developing interventions to prevent transmission of HIV/sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, a validated, optimal approach for estimating these parameters, particularly when partnerships are ongoing, has not been established.