Sexual risk behaviors among HIV-infected South Indian couples in the HAART era: Implications for reproductive health and HIV care delivery

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 722-733

  Venkatesh, Kartik K ^a   Srikrishnan, A K ^b   Safren, Steven A ^c,d   Triche, Elizabeth W ^a   Thamburaj, E ^b   Prasad, Lakshmi ^b   Lurie, Mark N ^a   Kumar, M Suresh ^b   Kumarasamy, N ^b   Solomon, Suniti ^b   Mayer, Kenneth H ^a,d,e  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YRG CENTRE FOR AIDS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION   (India)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Fenway Community Health   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; HAART; HIV; India; sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; CHILDLESSNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TUBERCULOSIS; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INDIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNSAFE SEX; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 79956317948     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2010.525616     Document Type: Article

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