The prevalence of other sexually transmitted infections in confirmed HIV cases at a referral clinic in Jamaica

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 242-247

  Hutton Rose, Nellian ^a   Blythe, Charmaine ^b   Ogbonna, Chinedu ^b   McGrowder, Donovan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Condoms; HIV; Prevalence; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENITAL ULCER; GONORRHEA; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; JAMAICA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NONSPECIFIC URETHRITIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; TRICHOMONIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; JAMAICA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 50349092571     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1466424008092799     Document Type: Article

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