War-Related Abduction and History of Incarceration Linked to High Burden of HIV among Female Sex Workers in Conflict-Affected Northern Uganda

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 109-116

  Goldenberg, Shira M ^a,b   Muzaaya, Godfrey ^c   Akello, Monica ^c   Nguyen, Paul ^b   Birungi, Josephine ^d   Shannon, Kate ^b,e  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c AIDS Support Organisation Gulu   (Uganda)

^d THE AIDS SUPPORT ORGANIZATION   (Uganda)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

conflict; HIV; humanitarian emergencies; sex work; structural determinants; sub Saharan Africa; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HISTORY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX WORKER; UGANDA; WAR; WAR RELATED ABDUCTION; HIV INFECTIONS; PRISONER; PROSTITUTION; WARFARE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PRISONERS; SEX WORK; UGANDA; WARFARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84964318574     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001030     Document Type: Article

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