A cross-sectional study of bacterial vaginosis, intravaginal practices and HIV genital shedding; implications for HIV transmission and women's health

BMJ Open

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2015, Pages

  Alcaide, Maria L ^a   Chisembele, Maureen ^b   Malupande, Emeria ^b   Arheart, Kristopher ^a   Fischl, Margaret ^a   Jones, Deborah L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VAGINITIS; VIRUS SHEDDING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ZAMBIA; ADVERSE EFFECTS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSMISSION; VAGINA; VAGINAL LAVAGE; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VAGINA; VAGINAL DOUCHING; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; VIRUS SHEDDING; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84947291339     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009036     Document Type: Article

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