Comparison of HIV prevalence estimates for Zimbabwe from antenatal clinic surveillance (2006) and the 2005-06 Zimbabwe demographic and health survey

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Gonese, Elizabeth ^a   Dzangare, Janet ^a   Gregson, Simon ^b,c   Jonga, Nicholas ^d   Mugurungi, Owen ^a   Mishra, Vinod ^e  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE   (Zimbabwe)

^b BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (Zimbabwe)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Central Statistical Office   (Zimbabwe)

^e ICF Macro   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRENATAL PERIOD; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; ZIMBABWE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 78149489252     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013819     Document Type: Article

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