Prevalence and determinants of HIV infection in South India: A heterogeneous, rural epidemic

AIDS

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 739-747

  Becker, Marissa L ^a   Ramesh, B M ^a,b   Washington, Reynold G ^a,b,c   Halli, Shiva ^a,b   Blanchard, James F ^a,b   Moses, Stephen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b India Canada Collaborative HIV/AIDS Project ICHAP   (India)

^c ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; HIV; Risk factors; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVORCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK; RURAL AREA; SEXUALITY; SYPHILIS; URBAN AREA; WIDOW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 34147168601     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328012b885     Document Type: Article

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