Antenatal clinic HIV data found to underestimate actual prevalence declines: Evidence from Zambia

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 171-179

  Michelo, Charles ^a,b,c   Sandøy, Ingvild ^b   Fylkesnes, Knut ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Antenatal; HIV prevalence; Population survey; Trends and Zambia

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; ZAMBIA;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 39849086362     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01987.x     Document Type: Article

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