Birds of a feather: Homophily and sexual network structure in sub-Saharan Africa

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 211-215

  Kenyon, C ^a,c   Colebunders, R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Age; Education; Ethnicity; Homophily; Religion; Sexual network; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIN; CAMEROON; CITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KENYA; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL PARTNER HOMOPHILY; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOUTH AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

AGE; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; HOMOPHILY; RELIGION; SEXUAL NETWORK; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE FACTORS; BENIN; CAMEROON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84889877182     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956462412472455     Document Type: Article

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