Clinical, molecular, and drug resistance epidemiology of HIV in Jordan, 2019-2021: A national study.

Background: Limited epidemiologic studies have been conducted in Jordan describing the HIV epidemic. This study aimed to address this gap to inform HIV prevention and control.

Methods: A nationally-representative cross-sectional study was conducted among adults living with HIV in Jordan.

HIV prevalence and awareness among adults presenting for enrolment into a study of people at risk for HIV in Kisumu County, Western Kenya.

Introduction: Despite declines in new HIV diagnoses both globally and in Kenya, parts of Western Kenya still report high HIV prevalence and incidence. We evaluated HIV prevalence to inform the development of policies for strategic and targeted HIV prevention interventions.

Methods: Adult participants aged 18-35 years were recruited in Kisumu County and screened for HIV for a prospective HIV incidence cohort.

Prospective screening for sexually transmitted infections among US service members with Chlamydia trachomatis or Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection.

Background: Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) are the most common bacterial causes of sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the United States (US). The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of reinfection during a six-month study period and to evaluate the retesting interval for those infected with CT or NG.

Methods: We conducted a prospective, six-month follow-up study among US military personnel with new onset, laboratory-confirmed CT or NG, recruited from an STI clinic at a large military base from January 2018 to January 2020.