Gender differences in the prevalence and behavioral risk factors of HIV in South African drug users

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 288-296

  Hedden, Sarra L ^a   Whitaker, Damiya ^a   Floyd, Leah ^a   Latimer, William W ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug abuse; Gender; HIV; Risk behaviors; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62149084870     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-008-9467-0     Document Type: Article

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