Effect of a cash transfer programme for schooling on prevalence of HIV and herpes simplex type 2 in Malawi: A cluster randomised trial

The Lancet

Volumn 379, Issue 9823, 2012, Pages 1320-1329

  Baird, Sarah J ^d   Garfein, Richard S ^b   McIntosh, Craig T ^c   Özler, Berk ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 84859425387     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61709-1     Document Type: Article

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