Hepatitis B virus and sexual behavior in Rakai, Uganda

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 796-800

  Stabinski, Lara ^a   Reynolds, Steven J ^a,b   Ocama, Ponsiano ^c   Laeyendecker, Oliver ^a   Serwadda, David ^c,d,e   Gray, Ron H ^b,e   Wawer, Maria ^b,e   Thomas, David L ^f   Quinn, Thomas C ^a,f   Kirk, Gregory D ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^e RAKAI HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAM   (Uganda)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Hepatitis B virus (HBV); HIV; Sexual transmission; Uganda

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SEROLOGY; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 79952719085     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.22051     Document Type: Article

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