Fourteen years of surveillance of HIV-1 prevalence among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics in western Uganda

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 499-502

  Kipp, W ^a   Chapman, E ^a,b   Jhangri, G S ^a   Veugelers, P ^a   Kilian, A ^c,d   Rubaale, T ^c   Kabagambe, G ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit mbH   (Uganda)

^d Makerere University ^*  (Spain)

^e MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Anonymous surveillance; HIV 1 epidemic; Pregnant women; Time trends; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MARRIAGE; MONITORING; OCCUPATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; UGANDA; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; UGANDA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650120385     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008404     Document Type: Article

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