Sexual behaviour patterns and other risk factors for HIV infection in rural Tanzania: A case-control study

AIDS

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 237-248

  Quigley, Maria ^a   Munguti, Katua ^b   Grosskurth, Heiner ^a,b   Todd, James ^a,b   Mosha, Frank ^c   Senkoro, Kesheni ^c   Newell, James ^a,b   Mayaud, Philippe ^a,b   Ka Gina, Gina ^b   Klokke, Arnoud ^d   Mabey, David ^a   Gavyole, Awena ^e   Hayes, Richard ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b African Medical and Research Foundation Mwanza   (Tanzania)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^d Bugando Medical Centre   (Tanzania)

^e Regional Medical Office   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Africa; Case control study; HIV 1; Risk factors; Rural population; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CIRCUMCISION; DIVORCE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MARRIAGE; NONHUMAN; OFFICE WORKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TANZANIA; TRAVEL; WIDOW;

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EASTERN AFRICA; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; HIV INFECTIONS--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; MULTIPLE PARTNERS; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEX BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STATISTICAL STUDIES; STUDIES; TANZANIA; VIRAL DISEASES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TANZANIA;

EID: 8044243589     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199702000-00015     Document Type: Article

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