Factors associated with HIV infection in married or cohabitating couples in Kenya: Results from a nationally representative study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Kaiser, Reinhard ^a   Bunnell, Rebecca ^a,h   Hightower, Allen ^a   Kim, Andrea A ^b   Cherutich, Peter ^c   Mwangi, Mary ^a   Oluoch, Tom ^a   Dadabhai, Sufia ^d   Mureithi, Patrick ^e   Mugo, Nelly ^f,g   Mermin, Jonathan ^a,b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c National AIDS/STI Control Programme (NASCOP)   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Evaluation and Research National AIDS Control Council   (Kenya)

^f KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^h NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CIRCUMCISION; COITUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SYPHILIS; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; STATISTICS;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952675723     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017842     Document Type: Article

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