Strong association between the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis and male point-concurrency

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 93-96

  Kenyon, Chris R ^a,b   Colebunders, Robert ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Concurrency; Ethnic; HIV; Sexual network; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS; CONCURRENT SEXUAL PARTNERSHIP; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOUSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); VAGINA DISEASE; YOUNG ADULT;

CONCURRENCY; ETHNIC; HIV; SEXUAL NETWORK; SOUTHERN AFRICA;

BRAZIL; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; COTE D'IVOIRE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; LESOTHO; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PHILIPPINES; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SINGAPORE; SRI LANKA; TANZANIA; THAILAND; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84891836211     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.10.011     Document Type: Article

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