Overall HIV-1 prevalence in pregnant women over-estimates HIV-1 in the predominantly rural population of Afar Region

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 43-49

  Assefa, Tamrat ^a   Davey, Gail ^a   Dukers, Nicole ^b   Wolday, Dawit ^b   Worku, Alemayehu ^a   Messele, Tsehaynesh ^b   Tegbaru, Belete ^c   Dorigo, Wendelien ^b   Sanders, Eduard J ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b Ethio Netherlands AIDS Research Project ENARP   (Ethiopia)

^c ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; METHODOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HIV-1; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RURAL HEALTH; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 3543066915     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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