Survey on prevalence and risk factors on HIV-1 among pregnant women in North-Rift, Kenya: A hospital based cross-sectional study conducted between 2005 and 2006

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Kiptoo, Michael ^a,b   Mpoke, Solomon ^a,c   Ng'Ang'A, Zipporah ^c   Mueke, Jones ^b   Okoth, Fredrick ^a   Songok, Elijah ^a,b,c  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOGAMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POLYGAMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROPREVALENCE;

EID: 66149133208     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-9-10     Document Type: Article

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