A paradoxical reduction in upper genital tract infection despite the massive HIV epidemic

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 508-509

  Gumata, Nomonde ^a   Pattinson, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONDOM; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; LETTER; PREVALENCE; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77957598625     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/samj.4009     Document Type: Letter

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