The validity of self-reported likelihood of HIV infection among the general population in rural Malawi

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-40

  Bignami Van Assche, Simona ^a   Chao, L W ^b   Anglewicz, P ^b   Chilongozi, D ^c   Bula, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PROJECT   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL HEALTH; SALIVA; SELF CONCEPT; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 33847130931     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2006.020545     Document Type: Article

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