Sex Differences in HIV Prevalence, Behavioral Risks and Prevention Needs Among Anglophone and Francophone Sub-Saharan African Migrants Living in Rabat, Morocco

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 746-753

  Johnston, Lisa ^a,b   Oumzil, Hicham ^c   El Rhilani, Houssine ^b   Latifi, Amina ^d   Bennani, Aziza ^d   Alami, Kamal ^b  

^a Independent Leprosy Consultant   (Netherlands)

^b UNAIDS   (Morocco)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL D HYGIÈNE   (Morocco)

^d Ministry of Health Morocco   (Morocco)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Migration; Morocco; Respondent driven sampling; Sub Sahara Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLACK PERSON; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; MOROCCO; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOROCCO; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 84933558245     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1115-x     Document Type: Article

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