The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Cuba: Description and tentative explanation of its low HIV prevalence

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  de Arazoza, Héctor ^a   Joanes, Jose ^b   Lounes, Rachid ^c   Legeai, Camille ^g   Clémençon, Stéphan ^d   Pérez, Jorge ^e   Auvert, Bertran ^f,g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

^b MINISTERIO DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Cuba)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

^e INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

^f INSERM   (France)

^g HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

^h LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CUBA; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANT WOMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; VIRUS DETECTION; VOLUNTARY REPORTING; CONDOM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIROLOGY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; CUBA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 38049143707     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-7-130     Document Type: Article

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