探索马拉维利隆圭地区孕妇前往产前诊所的主要道路距离与艾滋病毒感染率之间的空间关系。

Exploring the spatial relationship between primary road distance to antenatal clinics and HIV prevalence in pregnant females of Lilongwe, Malawi.

作者信息

Amuquandoh Amy, Escamilla Veronica, Mofolo Innocent, Rosenberg Nora E

机构信息

1 UNC Project, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Lilongwe, Malawi.

2 School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

出版信息

Int J STD AIDS. 2019 Jun;30(7):639-646. doi: 10.1177/0956462419830232. Epub 2019 Mar 19.

Abstract

While urbanization in a sub-Saharan African (SSA) context can lead to greater independence in women, various sociological, biological, and geographical factors in urban areas may keep women at a higher risk for HIV than men. Access to major roads during Malawi's transition into rapid urbanization may leave women disproportionately vulnerable to HIV infection. It is not well established whether women who report to health clinics closer to major roads have higher or lower levels of HIV. In this study we explored the spatial heterogeneity of HIV prevalence among pregnant females in Lilongwe District, Malawi. Using Geographic Information Systems, we visually represented patterns of HIV prevalence in relation to primary roads. HIV prevalence data for 2015 were obtained from 44 antenatal clinics (ANC) in Lilongwe District. ANC prevalence data were aggregated to the administrative area and mapped. Euclidean distance between clinics and two primary roads that run through Lilongwe District were measured. A correlation was run to assess the relationship between area-level ANC HIV prevalence and clinic distance to the nearest primary road. ANC HIV prevalence ranged from 0% to 10.3%. Clinic to major road distance ranged from 0.1 to 35 km. Correlation results ( r= -0.622, p = 0.002) revealed a significant negative relationship between clinic distance to primary road and HIV prevalence, indicating that the farther the clinics stood from primary roads, the lower the reported antenatal HIV prevalence. Overall, the clinic catchments through which the major roads run reported higher ANC HIV prevalence. Antenatal HIV prevalence decreases as ANC distance from primary roads increases in Lilongwe, Malawi. As urbanization continues to grow in this region, road distance may serve as a good indicator of HIV burden and help to guide targeted prevention and treatment efforts.

摘要

在撒哈拉以南非洲(SSA)的背景下,城市化虽然可以使女性获得更大的独立性,但城市地区的各种社会、生物和地理因素可能使女性感染艾滋病毒的风险高于男性。在马拉维向快速城市化转型期间,靠近主要道路可能会使女性更容易感染艾滋病毒。目前尚不清楚在距离主要道路较近的健康诊所就诊的女性艾滋病毒感染水平是高还是低。在本研究中,我们探讨了马拉维利隆圭区孕妇艾滋病毒感染率的空间异质性。我们使用地理信息系统直观地展示了与主要道路相关的艾滋病毒感染率模式。2015年的艾滋病毒感染率数据来自利隆圭区的44家产前诊所(ANC)。将ANC感染率数据汇总到行政区并绘制地图。测量了诊所与贯穿利隆圭区的两条主要道路之间的欧几里得距离。进行相关性分析以评估地区层面的ANC艾滋病毒感染率与诊所到最近主要道路的距离之间的关系。ANC艾滋病毒感染率范围为0%至10.3%。诊所到主要道路的距离范围为0.1至35公里。相关性结果(r = -0.622,p = 0.002)显示诊所到主要道路的距离与艾滋病毒感染率之间存在显著的负相关关系,这表明诊所离主要道路越远,报告的产前艾滋病毒感染率越低。总体而言,主要道路穿过的诊所集水区报告的ANC艾滋病毒感染率较高。在马拉维的利隆圭,产前艾滋病毒感染率随着ANC离主要道路距离的增加而降低。随着该地区城市化的持续发展,道路距离可能成为艾滋病毒负担的良好指标,并有助于指导有针对性的预防和治疗工作。

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