HIV prevalence, risks for HIV infection, and human rights among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Malawi, Namibia, and Botswana

PLoS ONE

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Baral, Stefan ^a,g   Trapence, Gift ^b   Motimedi, Felistus ^c   Umar, Eric ^d   Iipinge, Scholastika ^e   Dausab, Friedel ^f   Beyrer, Chris ^a  

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

^b Center for the Development of People   (Malawi)

^c Botswana Network on Ethics Law and HIV/AIDS   (Botswana)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^f Rainbow Project   (Namibia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUBRICATING AGENT; PETROLEUM;

ADULT; AGE; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENIAL; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; NAMIBIA; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BOTSWANA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; NAMIBIA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63449140124     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004997     Document Type: Article

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