High sexual risk taking and diverging trends of HIV-1 and HIV-2 in the military of guinea bissau

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 301-308

  Biague, Antonio ^a   Månsson, Fredrik ^b   da Silva, Zacarias ^c   Dias, Francisco ^c   Nantote, Quinhin ^a   Costa, José ^a   Andersson, Sören ^d   Nauclér, Anders ^c   Biberfeld, Gunnel ^d   Fenyö, Eva Maria ^b   Norrgren, Hans ^b  

^a FARP Military Hospital   (Senegal)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c National Public Health Laboratory   (Senegal)

^d SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Africa; Guinea bissau; HIV 1; HIV 2; Military; STI

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARMY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GUINEA-BISSAU; MIDDLE AGED; SOLDIER;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GUINEA-BISSAU; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77954153936     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.570     Document Type: Article

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