Second-generation surveillance for HIV/AIDS in Pakistan: Results from the 4th round of Integrated Behavior and Biological Survey 2011-2012

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 89, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2013, Pages

  Emmanuel, Faran ^a   Salim, Momina ^b   Akhtar, Naeem ^b   Arshad, Salwa ^c   Reza, Tahira Ezra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Pakistan)

^c Centre of Research for Public Health   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; PAKISTAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; UNSAFE SEX;

EPIDEMIOLOGY (GENERAL); HIV; SURVEILLANCE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; CONDOMS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEX WORKERS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 84891862277     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051161     Document Type: Article

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