Steep HIV prevalence declines among young people in selected Zambian communities: Population-based observations (1995-2003)

BMC Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Michelo, Charles ^a,b   Sandøy, Ingvild F ^b   Dzekedzeke, Kumbutso ^b,c   Siziya, Seter ^a   Fylkesnes, Knut ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c Central Statistical Office   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; URBAN POPULATION; ZAMBIA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; ZAMBIA;

EID: 33751347662     PISSN: 14712458     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-279     Document Type: Article

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