Prevalence of risk factors for HIV infection among Mexican migrants and immigrants: Probability survey in the North border of Mexico

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-12

  Rangel, M Gudelia ^a   Martínez Donate, Ana P ^b   Hovell, Melbourne F ^b   Santibáñez, Jorge ^a   Sipan, Carol L ^b   Izazola Licea, Jose A ^c  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA NORTE   (Mexico)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

HIV; Mexican migrants and immigrants; Prevalence; Risk factors; Sexually transmitted infections; US Mexico border

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; IMMIGRANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; MIGRATION; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645321397     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: 16067916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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