Scaling-up HIV responses with key populations in West Africa

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 68, Issue , 2015, Pages S69-S73

  Wheeler, Tisha ^a   Wolf, R Cameron ^a   Kapesa, Laurent ^a   Surdo, Alison Cheng ^a   Dallabetta, Gina ^b  

^a UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Key populations; MSM; Sex work; West and Central Africa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL AFRICA; EPIDEMIC; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INVESTMENT; KNOWLEDGE BASE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALE UP; SEXUAL MINORITY; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; STIGMA; STRATEGIC PLANNING; UNPROTECTED SEX; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEST AFRICAN; AFRICA; DRUG USE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; PROSTITUTION;

AFRICA, WESTERN; DRUG USERS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX WORKERS;

EID: 84924514454     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000534     Document Type: Article

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