Gender differences in the risk of HIV infection among persons reporting abstinence, monogamy, and multiple sexual partners in Northern Tanzania

PLoS ONE

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Landman, Keren Z ^a   Ostermann, Jan ^a,b   Crump, John A ^a,b,c,d   Mgonja, Anna ^e   Mayhood, Meghan K ^a   Itemba, Dafrosa K ^e   Tribble, Alison C ^a   Ndosi, Evaline M ^d   Chu, Helen Y ^a   Shao, John F ^c,d   Bartlett, John A ^a,b,c,d   Thielman, Nathan M ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Tanzania)

^d KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^e KIWAKKUKI ^*  (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOGAMY; POLYGAMY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; TANZANIA; ADOLESCENT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TANZANIA;

EID: 52449104088     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003075     Document Type: Article

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