Age at first sex and HIV infection in rural Zimbabwe

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-10

  Hallett, Timothy B ^a   Lewis, James J C ^b   Lopman, Ben A ^a   Nyamukapa, Constance A ^a   Mushati, Phyllis ^c   Wambe, Mainford ^c   Garnett, Geoffrey P ^a   Gregson, Simon ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b AURUM INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION; RISK; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION; RISK; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; ZIMBABWE;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 33847366683     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2007.00111.x     Document Type: Article

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