Incident HIV infection among men attending STD clinics in Pune, India: Pathways to disparity and interventions to enhance equity

Journal of Health Population and Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 251-263

  Shepherd, Mary E ^a   Gangakhedkar, Raman R ^b   Sahay, Seema ^b   Reynolds, Steven J ^a   Ghate, Manisha V ^b   Risbud, Arun R ^b   Paranjape, Ramesh S ^b   Bollinger, Robert C ^a   Mehendale, Sanjay M ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL AIDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Health equity; HIV; India; Prospective studies; Sexually transmitted diseases; Sexually transmitted infections; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; GENITAL ULCER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INCOME; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0347599226     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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