HIV infection among internally displaced women and women residing in river populations along the congo river, democratic republic of Congo

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 914-920

  Kim, Andrea A ^a   Malele, Faustin ^b   Kaiser, Reinhard ^c   Mama, Nicaise ^d   Kinkela, Timothée ^d   Mantshumba, Jean Caurent ^d   Hynes, Michelle ^e   De Jesus, Stacy ^e   Musema, Godefoid ^f   Kayembe, Patrick K ^f   Hawkins Reed, Karen ^b   Diaz, Theresa ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d Ministry of Health   (Congo)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^f Kinshasa School of Public Health   (Congo)

Author keywords

Conflict; Displacement; HIV; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONGO; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SYPHILIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REFUGEES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349661970     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-009-9536-z     Document Type: Article

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