Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection, risk behavior, and HIV knowledge among tuberculosis patients in Afghanistan

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 878-882

  Todd, Catherine S ^a   Barbera Lainez, Yolanda ^b   Doocy, Shannon C ^c   Ahmadzai, Ahmadullah ^b   Delawar, Fais M ^d   Burnham, Gilbert M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE   (Afghanistan)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Ministry of Public Health   (Afghanistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 37349065093     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318095068a     Document Type: Article

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