A tale of two countries: HIV among core groups in Togo

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 216-223

  Sobéla, Francois ^a,b   Pépin, Jacques ^a,i   Gbéléou, Sesso ^b   Banla, Abiba Kéré ^c   Pitche, Vincent Palokinam ^d,e   Adom, Wiyoou ^d   Sodji, Dométo ^f   Frost, Eric ^a   Deslandes, Sylvie ^a   Labbé, Annie Claude ^g,h  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b Projet Sida 3   (Togo)

^c Department of Bacteriology National Institute of Hygiene   (Togo)

^d Programme National de Lutte Contre le Sida et les Infections Sexuellement Transmissibles   (Togo)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LOMÉ   (Togo)

^f Forces en Action Pour le Mieux Étre de la Mère et de l'Enfant FAMME   (Togo)

^g MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

ⁱ CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clients; HIV; Sex workers; Togo

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC PATHOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; TOGO; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; TOGO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649205253     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31819c170f     Document Type: Article

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