Evaluation of uptake and attitude to voluntary counseling and testing among health care professional students in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania.

Background: Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) is a corner stone for successful implementation of prevention, care and support services among HIV negative and positive individuals. VCT is also perceived to be an effective strategy in risk reduction among sexually active young people..

Evolution of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 serotypes in northern Tanzania: a retrospective study.

The HIV-1 epidemic in Tanzania is characterized by the circulation of heterogeneous virus subtypes. A retrospective study was conducted to determine the changing pattern of circulating HIV-1 subtypes in northern Tanzania. A peptide-binding enzyme immunoassay (PEIA) was employed to analyse 305 HIV-1 positive serum and plasma samples collected between 1985 and 2005.

The influence of peers and other significant persons on sexuality and condom-use among young adults in northern Tanzania.

Sexual behaviour change remains a primary goal of HIV prevention efforts globally. It is a complex issue influenced by numerous unpredictable variables such as individual desires, social and cultural relationships, and environmental and economic dynamics. This study in northern Tanzania was conducted in June and July 2004 as part of a baseline survey carried out in 10 districts in eight regions of the country, Using a list of 65 villages in the northern zone, we randomly selected participants from four villages: one village each from three Area Development Programmes within World Vision Tanzania and one village from a high HIV transmission area (HTA).

Changes in male sexual behaviour in response to the AIDS epidemic: evidence from a cohort study in urban Tanzania.

Objective: To examine changes in sexual behaviour among men in urban Tanzania.

Design: An observational cohort study among factory workers during 1991-1994.

Methods: Data from five follow-up visits with structured questionnaire-guided interviews and biomedical data were analysed to examine trends in sexual behaviour and sexually transmitted disease/HIV among 752 men.

HIV-1 incidence and HIV-1 associated mortality in a cohort of urban factory workers in Tanzania.

Objective: To determine HIV-1 incidence and HIV-1 associated mortality in a prospective cohort study. To determine whether the cohort is suitable for studies aiming to determine the impact of interventions on HIV-1 incidence.

Methods: The study population was a cohort of 1772 urban factory workers (1478 men and 294 women) in northwest Tanzania.