Prevalence and correlates of concurrent sexual partnerships in Zambia

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-71

  Sandøy, Ingvild F ^a   Dzekedzeke, Kumbutso ^b   Fylkesnes, Knut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Central Statistical Office   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Concurrent sexual partners; Heterosexual transmission; HIV; Polygamy; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 77949314336     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-008-9472-3     Document Type: Article

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