A systematic review of post-migration acquisition of HIV among migrants from countries with generalised HIV epidemics living in Europe: mplications for effectively managing HIV prevention programmes and

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Fakoya, Ibidun ^a   Álvarez Del Arco, Débora ^b,d   Woode Owusu, Melvina ^e   Monge, Susana ^c,d   Rivero Montesdeoca, Yaiza ^b,d   Delpech, Valerie ^e   Rice, Brian ^e   Noori, Teymur ^f   Pharris, Anastasia ^f   Amato Gauci, Andrew J ^f   Del Amo, Julia ^b,d   Burns, Fiona M ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^d CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^f EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^g ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Europe; HIV prevention; Migrant MSM; Migrants; Prevention control; Sexual behaviour; Sexually transmitted diseases; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; SWITZERLAND; TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AFRICA, NORTHERN; EPIDEMICS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SWITZERLAND; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 84935835975     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1852-9     Document Type: Review

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