Could cultural scarification contribute to the high prevalence of HIV in central Africa?

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 186-

  Gwilym, S E ^a   Linnard, S R ^a   Lavy, C ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Malawi Against Polio ^*  (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL AFRICA; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN INCISION; TATTOOING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CICATRIX; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAWI; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PREVALENCE;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0034978759     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947550103100332     Document Type: Letter

References (1)

1. Olumide EA. The distribution of hepatitis B surface antigen in Africa and the tropics: report of a population study in Nigeria. Int J Epidemiol, 1976;5:279-89.