Low male partner participation in antenatal HIV counselling and testing in northern Tanzania: implications for preventive programs

SE Msuya, EM Mbizvo, A Hussain, J Uriyo, NE Sam… - AIDS care, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to describe the prevalence and predictors for male partner participation in
HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) at two primary healthcare clinics in Moshi …

Socioeconomic status and HIV seroprevalence in Tanzania: a counterintuitive relationship

WM Msisha, SH Kapiga, F Earls… - International journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Objective To examine the relationship between multiple dimensions of socioeconomic status
(SES) and HIV seroprevalence in Tanzania. Methods Using a large nationally representative …

[HTML][HTML] O consumo de álcool como fator de risco para a transmissão das DSTs/HIV/Aids

LRD Cardoso, A Malbergier… - Archives of Clinical …, 2008 - SciELO Brasil
CONTEXTO: No Brasil 74, 4% da população já fez uso de álcool alguma vez na vida
(Cebrid/Unifesp, 2005). O consumo dessa substância tem sido associado com a prática de …

Maternal HIV status and pregnancy outcomes in northeastern Tanzania: a registry‐based study

NA Habib, AK Daltveit, P Bergsjø… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The proportion of women delivering with known HIV status in sub‐Saharan Africa
is not well described. Risk of HIV transmission to newborns is a major concern, but there …

Separation of spouses due to travel and living apart raises HIV risk in Tanzanian couples

DCJ Vissers, HACM Voeten, M Urassa… - Sexually transmitted …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Background: Persons with absent partners may be more vulnerable to risky sexual behavior
and therefore HIV. Partner absence can be due to traveling (eg, family visits or funerals) or to …

Alcohol consumption as a risk factor in the transmission of STD/HIV/Aids

LRD Cardoso, A Malbergier… - Archives of Clinical …, 2008 - SciELO Brasil
CONTEXTO: No Brasil 74, 4% da população já fez uso de álcool alguma vez na vida
(Cebrid/Unifesp, 2005). O consumo dessa substância tem sido associado com a prática de …

Binge drinking and HIV/AIDS risk in Africa

R Freeman - International journal of STD & AIDS, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
International Journal of STD & AIDS provided a useful insight into the situation at HMP
Holloway. It also reinforced the social characteristics of prisoners in England and Wales and …

[图书][B] The role of gender, socio-economic and epidemiological factors in the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa.

V Wakhshouri - 2008 - unbc.arcabc.ca
Cross-sectional estimates of 34 countries for the year 2003 were used to examine the effect
of various socioeconomic (including cultural) and epidemiological factors in contributing to …

Association of STI/HIV infection with reported behavior change and concurrency among rural youth in South Africa and Malawi

BA Levandowski - 2008 - search.proquest.com
HIV prevalence in rural southern Africa is increasing towards urban levels, highlighting
intervention needs of rural youth. Being faithful is a common HIV prevention message as …

Growth of children according to Maternal HIV-status the first year of life in Moshi, Tanzania 2007

HK Foerster, A Slagsvold - 2008 - duo.uio.no
ABSTRACT Background: More than 2/3 of all people living with HIV live in the sub-Saharan
countries. The majority of these people are women and there is an estimate of 12.2 million …