HIV-1 infection in a Ugandan town on the trans-African highway: Prevalence and risk factors

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 123-130

  Nunn, A J ^a   Wagner, H U ^a   Okongo, J M ^a   Malamba, S S ^a   Kengeya Kayondo, J F ^a   Mulder, D W ^a  

^a UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

Author keywords

HIV 1 infection; Risk factors; Trans African highway; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UGANDA;

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EASTERN AFRICA; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; INFECTIONS; MEASUREMENT; MULTIPLE PARTNERS; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; RISK FACTORS; SEX BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UGANDA; VIRAL DISEASES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UGANDA; ULCER;

EID: 0029869060     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462961917320     Document Type: Article

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