Trends in HIV-1 and HIV-2 prevalence and risk factors in pregnant women in Harare, Zimbabwe

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 14-21

  Mbizvo, M T ^a   Mashu, A ^a   Chipato, T ^a   Makura, E ^a   Bopoto, R ^a   Fottrell, P F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; BLOOD; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASES; EASTERN AFRICA; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV INFECTIONS--DETERMINANTS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION; POPULATION AND POPULATION RELATED PHENOMENA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE--CHANGES; RESEARCH REPORT; RISK; RISK FACTOR; VIRAL DISEASES; ZIMBABWE;

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BIOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EASTERN AFRICA; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; HIV INFECTIONS--DETERMINANTS; MEASUREMENT; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; PREGNANT WOMEN; PREVALENCE--CHANGES; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; RISK FACTORS; VIRAL DISEASES; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RISK FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0029682760     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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