Understanding the uneven spread of HIV within Africa: Comparative study of biologic, behavioral, and contextual factors in rural populations in Tanzania and Zimbabwe

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 779-787

  Boerma, J Ties ^a,d   Gregson, Simon ^b   Nyamukapa, Constance ^b   Urassa, Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^b BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (Zimbabwe)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COITUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYPHILIS; TANZANIA; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TANZANIA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0141994873     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.OLQ.0000078820.62897.A6     Document Type: Article

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