Reduced fertility among HIV-infected women associated with viral load in Rakai District, Uganda

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 842-846

  Nguyen, Ruby H N ^a   Gange, Stephen J ^b   Wabwire Mangen, Fred ^c   Sewankambo, Nelson K ^c   Serwadda, David ^c   Wawer, Maria J ^d   Quinn, Thomas C ^e,f   Gray, Ronald H ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Fertility; HIV; Pregnancy; Viral load

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UGANDA; VIRUS LOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUESTIONNAIRES; UGANDA; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 33846051929     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646206779307586     Document Type: Article

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