Decline in prevalence of HIV-1 infection and syphilis among young women attending antenatal care clinics in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Results from sentinel surveillance, 1995-2001

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 31-34

  Tsegaye, Aster ^a   Rinke De Wit, Tobias F ^a   Mekonnen, Yared ^a   Beyene, Asfaw ^a   Aklilu, Mathias ^a   Messele, Tsehaynesh ^a,b   Abebe, Almaz ^a,b   Coutinho, Roel ^c   Sanders, Eduard ^a   Fontanet, Arnaud L ^a,c,d  

^a Ethio Netherlands AIDS Research Project ENARP   (Ethiopia)

^b ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^c MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Pregnant women; Prevalence of HIV infection; Sentinel surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SYPHILIS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SYPHILIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3543092641     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.QAI.0000014808.70940.4B     Document Type: Article

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