Factors associated with HIV infection among Indian women

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 140-145

  Ghosh, P ^a   Arah, O A ^a,b   Talukdar, A ^c   Sur, D ^d   Grbabu, G R ^a   Sengupta, P ^e   Detels, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c NORTH BENGAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d Department of Epidemiology   (India)

^e MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

HIV; India; Marriage; National family health survey 3; Sexual violence; Sexually transmitted infections; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; GENITAL INJURY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POLYGAMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79955393509     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2010.010127     Document Type: Article

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