Behavioral, biological, and demographic risk and protective factors for new HIV infections among youth in Rakai, Uganda

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 393-400

  Santelli, John S ^a   Edelstein, Zoe R ^a   Mathur, Sanyukta ^a   Wei, Ying ^a   Zhang, Wenfei ^a   Orr, Mark G ^a   Higgins, Jenny A ^b   Nalugoda, Fred ^c   Gray, Ron H ^d   Wawer, Maria J ^d   Serwadda, David M ^c  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; HIV; Incidence; Risk factors; Uganda; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; DYSURIA; FEMALE; GENITAL ULCER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UGANDA; VAGINAL PRURITUS;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; RISK; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880197983     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182926795     Document Type: Article

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