Behavioural risk factors for HIV/AIDS in a low-HIV prevalence Muslim nation: Bangladesh

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 186-194

  Gibney, Laura ^a,c   Choudhury, P ^b   Khawaja, Z ^a   Sarker, M ^a   Vermund, S H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Paricharja   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Bangladesh; HIV; Intravenous drug use; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BANGLADESH; EPIDEMIC; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOSLEM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BANGLADESH; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; ISLAM; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0033055673     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462991913862     Document Type: Review

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