Transmission probabilities of HIV and herpes simplex virus type 2, effect of male circumcision and interaction: A longitudinal study in a township of South Africa

AIDS

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 377-383

  Mahiane, Séverin Guy ^a   Legeai, Camille ^b   Taljaard, Dirk ^c   Latouche, Aurélien ^d   Puren, Adrian ^e   Peillon, Aurélie ^f   Bretagnolle, Jean ^g   Lissouba, Pascale ^f   Nguéma, Eugène Patrice Ndong ^a   Gassiat, Elisabeth ^g   Auvert, Bertran ^b,d,f  

^a Ecole Nationale Supérieure Polytechnique De Yaoundé   (South Africa)

^b HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

^c Progressus   (South Africa)

^d LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^f INSERM   (France)

^g UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex virus type 2; Heterosexual transmission; HIV; Male circumcision; Mathematical modeling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BOOTSTRAPPING; CIRCUMCISION; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59849100582     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32831c5497     Document Type: Article

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