Unsafe sex among HIV-infected adults in Kenya: Results of a nationally representative survey

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 80-88

  Mwangi, Mary ^a   Bunnell, Rebecca ^a   Nyoka, Raymond ^b   Gichangi, Anthony ^a   Makokha, Ernest ^a   Kim, Andrea ^a   Kichamu, George ^c   Marum, Lawrence ^a   Ichwara, Jared ^d   Mermin, Jonathan ^a  

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

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c National Coordinating Agency for Population and Development   (Kenya)

^d Kenya National Bureau of Statistics   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Condoms; HIV testing; HIV AIDS; Kenya; Sexual behavior; Unsafe sex

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY SAMPLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNSAFE SEX; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80155198800     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182251001     Document Type: Article

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