The relationship between age of coital debut and HIV seroprevalence among women in Durban, South Africa: A cohort study

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Wand, Handan ^a   Ramjee, Gita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84857826418     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000285     Document Type: Article

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