Independent association of hygiene, socioeconomic status, and circumcision with reduced risk of HIV infection among Kenyan men

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 117-118

  Meier, Amalia S ^a,b   Bukusi, Elizabeth A ^a,c   Cohen, Craig R ^d   Holmes, King K ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYGIENE; INFECTION RISK; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 33748114327     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000224973.60339.35     Document Type: Article

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