The disproportionate high risk of HIV infection among the urban poor in sub-Saharan Africa

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1645-1654

  Magadi, Monica A ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demographic and health surveys; Gender disparity; HIV prevalence; Multilevel logistic regression; Sub Saharan Africa; Urban poverty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878535891     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0217-y     Document Type: Article

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