Sexual risk after HIV diagnosis: A comparison of pre-ART individuals with CD4 > 500 cells/ μl and ART-eligible individuals in a HIV treatment and care programme in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 16, Issue , 2013, Pages

  McGrath, Nuala ^a,b   Richter, Linda ^b,c,d   Newell, Marie Louise ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND MEDICAL SCHOOL   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AIDS; Antiretroviral therapy; ART eligible; Hiv sexual risk behaviours; Pre ART

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONDOM USE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; ART-ELIGIBLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNOLOGY; PRE-ART; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIOURS; STATISTICS;

AIDS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; ART-ELIGIBLE; HIV; PRE-ART; SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIOURS;

ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84887304511     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7448/IAS.16.1.18048     Document Type: Article

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