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HIV incidence and sex behavior do not differ between out-migrants and residents in Zimbabwe

Published in Immunotherapy Weekly, June 28th, 2006

HIV incidence and sexual behavior do not differ between out-migrants and residents in rural Manicaland, Zimbabwe.

According to recent research published in the journal Tropical Medicine & International Health, "Migration is associated with HIV infection, but the relationship has been mostly assessed in cross-sectional studies.

"In a prospective study, we investigated whether out-migrants are a selection of high-risk individuals and whether rural-to-urban migration results in risky sexual behavior for HIV incidence."

"A population cohort was enrolled in a stratified household census in four different community types in...

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