Commercial sex and HIV transmission in mature epidemics: A study of five African countries

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 660-664

  Leclerc, P M ^a,b   Garenne, M ^a,c  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Attributable risk; Commercial sex; DHS surveys; HIV AIDS mature epidemics; Risk factors; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; GHANA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INTERVIEW; KENYA; LESOTHO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RWANDA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53549091309     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008099     Document Type: Article

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