Do behavioural differences help to explain variations in HIV prevalence in adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa?

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 554-566

  Chapman, R ^a   White, R G ^a   Shafer, L A ^b   Pettifor, A ^c   Mugurungi, O ^d   Ross, D ^a   Pascoe, S ^a   Cowan, F M ^e   Grosskurth, H ^b   Buve, A ^f   Hayes, R J ^a  

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

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE   (Zimbabwe)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Age mixing; Epidemiology; HIV prevalence; Sexual behaviour; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CIRCUMCISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENITAL ULCER; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 77950674425     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02483.x     Document Type: Article

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