Prevalence and incidence of hepatitis B virus infection in STD clinic attendees in Pune, India

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 169-173

  Risbud, Arun ^a   Mehendale, S ^a   Basu, S ^b   Kulkarni, S ^a   Walimbe, A ^c   Arankalle, V ^c   Gangakhedkar, R ^a   Divekar, A ^a   Bollinger, R ^d   Gadkari, D ^a   Paranjape, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL AIDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY   (India)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENITAL ULCER; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TATTOOING; VENEREAL DISEASE REACTION TEST;

ADULT; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SYPHILIS;

EID: 0036082144     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.78.3.169     Document Type: Article

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