HIV incidence and prevalence among cohorts of women with higher risk behaviour in Bloemfontein and Rustenburg, South Africa: A prospective study

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Feldblum, Paul J ^a   Latka, Mary H ^b   Lombaard, Johann ^c   Chetty, Candice ^b   Chen, Pai Lien ^a   Sexton, Connie ^a,d   Fischer, Shelly ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b AURUM INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c JOSHA Research   (South Africa)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

EID: 84863398693     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000626     Document Type: Article

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