Incidence of HIV-1 infection and changes in prevalence of reproductive tract infections and sexual risk behaviours: A population-based longitudinal study in rural Tanzania

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 281-288

  Mmbaga, Elia J ^a,b   Hussain, Akhtar ^a   Leyna, Germana H ^a,b   Klouman, Elise ^c   Masenga, Elisante ^d   Sam, Noel ^d   Mnyika, Kagoma S ^b   Klepp, Knut Inge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^d KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Africa; Bacterial vaginosis; Candidiasis; Chlamydia; Epidemiological synergy; Gonorrhoea; Incidence; Sequelae

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GONORRHEA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPARA; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TANZANIA; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINITIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33846080729     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085900609490390     Document Type: Article

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