Reported number of sexual partners: Comparison of data from four African longitudinal studies

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 85, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Todd, J ^a   Cremin, I ^b   McGrath, N ^c,d   Bwanika, J B ^e   Wringe, A ^c   Marston, M ^c   Kasamba, I ^a   Mushati, P ^f   Lutalo, T ^e   Hosegood, V ^c   Zaba, B ^c  

^a UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^e RAKAI HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAM   (Uganda)

^f BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOUTH AFRICA; UGANDA; ZIMBABWE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; SEX RATIO; TIME;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME FACTORS; UGANDA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 65649139545     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2008.033985     Document Type: Article

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