Declining syphilis trends in concurrence with HIV declines among pregnant women in Zambia: Observations over 14 years of national surveillance

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 173-181

  Makasa, Mpundu ^a,b   Fylkesnes, Knut ^b   Michelo, Charles ^c   Kayeyi, Nkomba ^b   Chirwa, Ben ^d   Sandoy, Ingvild ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^d Ministry of Health   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SYPHILIS; URBAN POPULATION; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84857646710     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: 15374521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31823b23a4     Document Type: Article

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