Factors influencing sexual partner referral for sexually transmitted diseases in Uganda

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 483-489

  Nuwaha, Fred ^a,d   Kambugu, Fred ^b   Nsubuga, Peter S J ^c  

^a Mbarara University   (Uganda)

^b Consult Phys/Hd Mulago STD Clinic ^*  (Uganda)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^d MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BEHAVIOR; CLINIC ACTIVITIES; COUNSELING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EASTERN AFRICA; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; HIV INFECTIONS; INFECTIONS; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; PROGRAM ACTIVITIES; PROGRAMS; PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS; RESEARCH REPORT; SEX BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UGANDA; VIRAL DISEASES;

ADULT; CONTACT TRACING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UGANDA;

EID: 0032834607     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199909000-00011     Document Type: Article

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