Adjusting the HIV prevalence for non-respondents using mortality rates in an open cohort in northwest Tanzania

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 656-663

  Tenu, Filemon ^a,b   Isingo, Raphael ^c   Zaba, Basia ^d   Urassa, Mark ^c   Todd, Jim ^b,c,d  

^a Amani Research Centre   (Tanzania)

^b KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Tanzania)

^c Mwanza Research Centre   (Tanzania)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Estimation; HIV; Model; Mortality; Prevalence; Untested

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OPEN STUDY; SEROLOGY; TANZANIA;

EID: 84899986357     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12304     Document Type: Article

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