HIV prevalence and sexual behaviour changes measured in an antenatal clinic setting in northern Tanzania

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 301-306

  Urassa, M ^b   Kumogola, Y ^b   Isingo, R ^b   Mwaluko, G ^b   Makelemo, B ^c   Mugeye, K ^c   Boerma, T ^d   Calleja, T ^d   Slaymaker, E ^a   Zaba, Basia ^a  

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

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^c Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TANZANIA;

ADULT; CONDOMS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TANZANIA; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 33747165084     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2005.016766     Document Type: Article

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