Prevalence and risk factors of HIV-1 and HIV-2 infection in urban and rural areas in Tamil Nadu, India

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 98-103

  Solomon, Suniti ^a,b   Kumarasamy, N ^a   Ganesh, A K ^a   Amalraj, R Edwin ^a  

^a YRG CENTRE FOR AIDS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION   (India)

^b YRG CARE   (India)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; HIV; Risk factors; Rural; Urban

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URBAN AREA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ASIA; BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; HIV INFECTIONS; INDIA; INFECTIONS; MEASUREMENT; MULTIPLE PARTNERS; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOUTHERN ASIA; STUDIES; SURVEYS; URBAN POPULATION; VIRAL DISEASES;

ADULT; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0031929094     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462981921756     Document Type: Article

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