In the absence of marriage: Long-term concurrent partnerships, pregnancy, and hiv risk dynamics among south african young adults

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 991-1000

  Harrison, Abigail ^a,b   O'Sullivan, Lucia F ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Concurrent partnerships; HIV risk; Longitudinal; South Africa; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEGRO; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952108471     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9687-y     Document Type: Article

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