Sexual violence, HSV-2 and HIV are important predictors for infertility in Rwanda

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2507-2515

  Dhont, N ^a,b   Van De Wijgert, J ^c,d   Luchters, S ^a   Muvunyi, C ^a,e   Vyankandondera, J ^f   Temmerman, M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Projet Ubuzima   (Rwanda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d AMSTERDAM INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^f Belgian Technical Cooperation   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

Africa; infertility; male factor; predictors; tubal factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RWANDA; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TUBAL INFERTILITY; VAGINITIS; VIOLENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2;

EID: 77956937240     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq189     Document Type: Article

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