Socioeconomic status and HIV seroprevalence in Tanzania: A counterintuitive relationship

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1297-1303

  Msisha, Wezi M ^a   Kapiga, Saidi H ^b   Earls, Felton ^b   Subramanian, S V ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; HIV; Seroprevalence; Socioeconomic status; Standard of living; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STANDARD OF LIVING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TANZANIA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HIV-1; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 57349113703     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyn186     Document Type: Article

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