Infection with any LR type (aOR = 41.28; 95%CI = 13.57–125.62), >1 LR type (aOR = 4.14; 95%CI = 1.60–10.69), being <6 months on antiretroviral treatment (aOR = 6.90; 95%CI = 1.63–29.20) and having a CD4+ count <200 cells/μL (aOR = 5.48; 95%CI: 1.60–18.78) were associated with having AGWs. This evidence concerns the gene CD4 and infection.