Knowledge of blood-borne transmission risk is inversely associated with HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 182-198

  Brewer, Devon D ^a  

^a Interdisciplinary Scientific Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood borne infection; HIV; Iatrogenic disease; Public education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAMEROON; CONDOM; CONGO; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTE D'IVOIRE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; GHANA; GUINEA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; KENYA; LESOTHO; MALAWI; MALE; MALI; NIGER; PARALLEL DESIGN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RWANDA; SENEGAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SWAZILAND; TANZANIA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 79954595651     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.1308     Document Type: Article

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