Non-sexual transmission of Trichomonas vaginalis in adolescent girls attending school in Ndola, Zambia

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Crucitti, Tania ^a   Jespers, Vicky ^a   Mulenga, Chanda ^b   Khondowe, Shepherd ^b   Vandepitte, Judith ^a   Buvé, Anne ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b TROPICAL DISEASES RESEARCH CENTRE   (Zambia)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; ZAMBIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HYGIENE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; STANDARD;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

SOAP;

ADOLESCENT; BATHS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; SOAPS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS; ZAMBIA;

EID: 79551643300     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016310     Document Type: Article

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