Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection patterns and risk behaviours in different population groups and provinces in Viet Nam

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-41

  Nguyen, Anh Tuan ^a   Fylkesnes, Knut ^b   Bui, Duc Thang ^a   Nguyen, Tran Hien ^c   Nguyen, Thanh Long ^d   Nguyen, Van Kinh ^d   Pham, Hong Thang ^a   Pham, Duc Manh ^d   O'Farrell, Nigel ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

^e EALING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; DRUG USER; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PROSTITUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; VIETNAM;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 33846240064     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.05.026153     Document Type: Article

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