The role of in-migrants in the increasing rural HIV-1 epidemic: results from a village population survey in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 519-525

  Mmbaga, Elia J ^a,b   Leyna, Germana H ^a,b   Hussain, Akhtar ^b   Mnyika, Kagoma S ^a   Sam, Noel E ^c   Klepp, Knut Inge ^b  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

HIV 1 prevalence; Kilimanjaro Tanzania; Rural in migration; Sexual behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TANZANIA;

EID: 50649091578     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.02.007     Document Type: Article

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