STI-prevalence and differences in social background and sexual behavior among urban and rural young women in Uganda

Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 111-115

  Darj, Elisabeth ^a   Mirembe, Florence M ^b   Råssjö, Eva Britta ^a,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c Dalarna County Council   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; HIV; Rural; Sexual behavior; STI; Urban

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BACKGROUND; UGANDA; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONDOMS; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; GRAVIDITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UGANDA; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954811774     PISSN: 18775756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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