Increased risk of HIV-infection among school-attending orphans in rural Zimbabwe

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 206-220

  Pascoe, S J S ^a   Langhaug, L F ^b   Durawo, J ^c   Woelk, G ^c   Ferrand, R ^a,d   Jaffar, S ^a   Hayes, R ^a   Cowan, F M ^b,c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^d BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Orphan; Sexual behaviour; Youth; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2 ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCOME; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORPHANED CHILD; PREGNANCY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; ZIMBABWE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ASPIRATIONS (PSYCHOLOGY); ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD, ORPHANED; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOLS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 77949642084     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120903111528     Document Type: Article

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