Geospatial mobility, non-local partners, concurrent sexual partnerships, and gender influence longitudinal STI prevalence in rural eastern Africa

Edwin D. Charlebois, Sarah A. Gutin, Torsten B. Neilands, Monica Getahun, Adam Akullian, Irene Maeri, Patrick Eyul, Daniel Omoding, Jaffer Okiring, Craig R. Cohen, Monica Gandhi, Elizabeth A. Bukusi, Moses R. Kamya, Carol S. Camlin, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Department of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Department of Obstetrics, Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Global Health Division of the Gates Foundation, Institute for Disease Modeling, Kenya Medical Research Institute , Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration , School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences

International Journal of STD & AIDS: Clinical practice in sexual health

Published online on March 18, 2026

Abstract

International Journal of STD & AIDS, Volume 37, Issue 7, Page 757-767, June 2026.
BackgroundMobility challenges HIV prevention efforts through associated risk behaviours and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We characterized relationships between mobility and sexual risks on STI prevalence over time in East Africa.Methods...