A population-based survey of the prevalence of HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B and hepatitis C infections, and associated risk factors among young women in Vitória, Brazil

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Miranda, Angelica Espinosa ^a   Figueiredo, Nínive Camilo ^a   Schmidt, Renylena ^a   Page Shafer, Kimberly ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; HBV; HCV; HIV; Prevalence; Syphilis; Young women

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYPHILIS;

EID: 46149101436     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-008-9378-0     Document Type: Article

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