National population based HIV prevalence surveys in sub-Saharan Africa: Results and implications for HIV and AIDS estimates

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 82, Issue SUPPL. III, 2006, Pages

  Garcia Calleja J M ^a   Gouws, E ^b   Ghys, P D ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SEX RATIO; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 33745147570     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2006.019901     Document Type: Review

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