Sexual behaviour and HIV infection in black-Africans in England: Results from the Mayisha II survey of sexual attitudes and lifestyles

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 523-529

  Sadler, K E ^a,b   McGarrigle, C A ^b   Elam, G ^b   Ssanyu Sseruma, W ^c   Davidson, O ^d   Nichols, T ^b   Mercey, D ^e   Parry, J V ^b   Fenton, K A ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c Camden Primary Care Trust ^*

^d Camden Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO LIFE; BODY FLUID; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 37349005205     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2007.027128     Document Type: Article

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