HIV Incidence Rates in Kisumu County, Kenya (2017-2021)

Between January 2017 and August 2021, a cohort study tracked HIV incidence among 619 high-risk adults in Kisumu County, Kenya. The dataset contains estimated incidence rates and hazard ratios for risk factors like number of sexual partners and forced sexual activity. It was authored by John Owuoth and shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Modeling HIV incidence trends based on longitudinal follow-up data.
• Assessing risk factor associations based on demographic and behavioral variables.
• Evaluating the potential impact of prevention efforts like counseling and PrEP based on observed incidence rates.

Strengths

• Longitudinal data collection over up to 24 months with 3-month testing intervals.
• Includes 619 participants with detailed demographic and behavioral characteristics.
• Reports specific incidence rates (9.84/1000 PY) and hazard ratios with confidence intervals.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The 5.5 KB file size suggests a very limited scope, likely containing summary statistics rather than individual-level records.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Cohort study with participants recruited from villages with fisherfolk, undergoing regular HIV testing and questionnaire administration.

Time Range

January 2017 to August 2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 18:00:24; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kisumu County, Kenya