The study focuses on HIV-1 incidence rates and risk factors among plantation workers and their dependents in rural Kenya over a 3-year period.
The research found 63 new HIV cases during the follow-up, with 1-, 2-, and 3-year incidence rates of 1.41, 1.16, and 1.00 per 100 person-years, respectively.
Key risk factors for seroconversion included being of the Luo tribe, multiple marriages, history of STIs, and engagement in transactional sex.