Design and methods of a longitudinal study investigating the impact of antiretroviral treatment on the partnerships and sexual behaviour of HIV-infected individuals in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  McGrath, Nuala ^a,b   Richter, Linda ^c   Newell, Marie Louise ^b,d  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951570862     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-121     Document Type: Article

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