“Big Events” and HIV transmission dynamics: estimating time since HIV infection from deep sequencing data among sex workers and their clients in Dnipro, Ukraine
Journal: medRxiv
Year: 2025

ABSTRACT Background Major geopolitical events and structural shocks are thought to play a significant role in shaping HIV epidemics by influencing individual behaviours, reshaping social networks, and impacting HIV prevention and treatment programs. Here, we describe individual-level measures of estimated time since HIV infection (ETI) from viral next generation sequencing data among female sex workers and their clients in relation to significant geopolitical events in Ukraine. Methods The Dynam