Infection with HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B in Ethiopia: A survey in blood donors

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 261-264

  Rahlenbeck, S I ^a,c   Yohannes, G ^a   Molla, K ^a   Reifen, R ^b   Assefa, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^b WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Africa; blood donor; HBsAg; HIV; sexually transmitted diseases; syphilis

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHIOPIA; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYPHILIS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BIOLOGY; BLOOD DONORS--MEN; BLOOD SUPPLY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EASTERN AFRICA; ECONOMIC FACTORS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ETHIOPIA; EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; HEPATITIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SERODIAGNOSIS; HUMAN RESOURCES; INFECTIONS; LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; MEASUREMENT; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SYPHILIS; VIRAL DISEASES;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BLOOD DONORS; ETHIOPIA; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SYPHILIS;

EID: 0030893189     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462971919886     Document Type: Article

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