Risk factors for active syphilis and TPHA seroconversion in a rural African population

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-45

  Todd, J ^a,b   Munguti, K ^b,c   Grosskurth, H ^b,c   Mngara, J ^a   Changalucha, J ^a   Mayaud, P ^b,c   Mosha, F ^a   Gavyole, A ^c,d   Mabey, D ^b   Hayes, R ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c African Medical and Research Foundation Mwanza   (Tanzania)

^d Regional Medical Office   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Africa; Risk factors; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CIRCUMCISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAGIN TEST; RISK FACTOR; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SYPHILIS; TANZANIA; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; DIVORCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 0035133892     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.77.1.37     Document Type: Article

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