Does increased general schooling protect against HIV infection? A study in four African cities

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 4-14

  Glynn, Judith R ^a   Caraël, Michel ^b   Buvé, Anne ^c   Anagonou, Séverin ^d   Zekeng, Léopold ^e   Kahindo, Maina ^f   Musonda, Rosemary ^g,h  

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

^b UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^d Programme de Lutte Contre le SIDA   (Benin)

^e MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Cameroon)

^f National AIDS/STD Control Programme   (Kenya)

^g TROPICAL DISEASES RESEARCH CENTRE   (Zambia)

^h TROPICAL DISEASES RESEARCH CENTRE   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Africa; Education; Herpes simplex 2; HIV; Risk factors; Schooling; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVENTION; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BENIN; CAMEROON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; ZAMBIA;

AFRICA; BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; CAMEROON; CENTRE [CAMEROON]; COPPERBELT; COTONOU; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; KISUMU [KISUMU (DST)]; KISUMU [NYANZA]; NDOLA; NYANZA; OUEME; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; YAOUNDE; ZAMBIA;

DNA VIRUSES; HERPES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0842287150     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.01168.x     Document Type: Article

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