The changing relationship between bacterial STIs and HIV prevalence in South Africa – an ecological study

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 556-564

  Kenyon, Chris Richard ^a,b   Osbak, Kara ^a   Buyze, Jozefien ^a   Chico, R Matthew ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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

Author keywords

Africa; AIDS; ecological study; HIV; prevalence; sexual network; sexually transmitted infection; syphilis

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECOLOGY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENITAL ULCER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORTALITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALE UP; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; SYPHILIS; URETHRAL DISCHARGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HIV INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SYPHILIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930739949     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: 17581052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956462414546392     Document Type: Article

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