Prevalence and incidence of HIV-1 infection among employees of a large textile business and their wives in Kinshasa, 1991-1996;Prévalence et incidence de l'infection à VIH-1 parmi les travailleurs d'une entreprise textile à Kinshasa et leurs conjointes de 1991 à 1996

Revue d'Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 117-124

  Mayala, M ^a   Minlangu, M ^a   Nzila, N ^a   Mama, A ^a   Jingu, M ^a   Mundele, L ^a   Kambembo, L ^a   Alingi, E ^a   Colebunders, R ^b  

^a Projet SIDA Kinshasa ^*  (Congo)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Africa; HIV 1 infection; Incidence; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEROCONVERSION; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMERCE; CONDOMS; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HIV-1; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SPOUSES; TEXTILES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0343408247     PISSN: 03987620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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