Polygyny and the spread of hiv in sub-saharan africa: A case of benign concurrency

AIDS

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 299-307

  Reniers, Georges ^a,b   Watkins, Susan ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Concurrent sexual partnerships; Epidemiology; HIV; Marriage; Polygyny (polygamy)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; COITUS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; MARRIED MAN; MARRIED WOMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POLYGYNY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74249103994     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328333af03     Document Type: Article

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