HIV infection and sexual behaviour among women with infertility in Tanzania: A hospital-based study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 414-419

  Favot, Isabelle ^a   Ngalula, Juliana ^a   Mgalla, Zaida ^b   Klokke, Arnoud H ^a   Gumodoka, Balthazar ^a   Boerma, J Ties ^b,c,d  

^a Bugando Medical Centre   (Tanzania)

^b AIDS Control in Mwanza Region   (Tanzania)

^c ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^d TANESA   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

HIV infection; Infertility; Sexual behaviour; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFERTILITY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TANZANIA;

HIV INFECTION; INFERTILITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0030619416     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/26.2.414     Document Type: Article

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