Susceptibility to transmitting HIV in patients initiating antiretroviral therapy in rural district hospitals in Cameroon (Stratall ANRS 12110/ESTHER trial)

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Ndziessi, Gilbert ^a,b,c   Cohen, Julien ^a,b,c   Kouanfack, Charles ^d   Marcellin, Fabienne ^a,b,c   Carierri, Maria Patrizia ^a,b,c   Laborde Balen, Gabrièle ^e   Protopopescu, Camélia ^a,b,c   Aghokeng, Avelin Fobang ^f,g   Moatti, Jean Paul ^a,b,c   Spire, Bruno ^a,b,c   Delaporte, Eric ^f,h   Laurent, Christian ^f   Boyer, Sylvie ^a,b,c  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIV   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c OBSERVATOIRE RÉGIONAL DE LA SANTÉ PROVENCE ALPES CÔTE D AZUR   (France)

^d YAOUNDÉ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Cameroon)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

^f INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^g Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement Cameroon   (Cameroon)

^h MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONDOM USE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RURAL AREA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREND STUDY; UNPROTECTED SEX; VIRAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; VIROLOGICAL SUPPRESSION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; CONDOM; DRUG EFFECTS; HIV INFECTIONS; PATHOGENICITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SAFE SEX; SEXUALITY; TRANSMISSION;

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; CAMEROON; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 84895531135     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062611     Document Type: Article

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