Sex differences in HIV prevalence persist over time: Evidence from 18 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Hegdahl, Hanne K ^a   Fylkesnes, Knut M ^a   Sandøy, Ingvild F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME; URBAN AREA; AGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HIV INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84959017468     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148502     Document Type: Article

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