Diverse blood exposures associated with incident HIV infection in Calabar, Nigeria

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 846-851

  Peters, E J ^a   Brewer, D D ^b   Udonwa, N E ^a   Jombo, G T A ^a   Essien, O E ^a   Umoh, V A ^a   Otu, A A ^a   Eduwem, D U ^a   Potterat, J J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b Interdisciplinary Scientific Research   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Africa; HIV; Iatrogenic disease; Incidence; Voluntary counselling and testing

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG; INJECTABLE CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; VACCINE; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENITAL ULCER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; UNSAFE SEX; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CHILD; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74049145652     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.009272     Document Type: Article

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