Patterns of alcohol use, problem drinking, and HIV infection among high-risk African women

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 537-544

  Fisher, Joseph C ^a   Cook, Peter A ^a   Sam, Noel E ^b   Kapiga, Saidi H ^c  

^a Interdata Inc   (United States)

^b KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; AFRICA; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TANZANIA; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TANZANIA; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 48049117986     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181677547     Document Type: Article

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