Sexually transmitted infections prevalence rates in slum communities of Dhaka, Bangladesh

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 614-621

  Sabin, Keith M ^a,c   Rahman, M ^d   Hawkes, S ^b   Ahsan, K ^d   Begum, L ^d   Black, R E ^a   Baqui, A H ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Hepatitis B; HIV; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BEHAVIOR; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SEROLOGY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; ULCER; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 0041834650     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646203322301077     Document Type: Article

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