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HIV infection and sexual behaviour among women with infertility in Tanzania: a hospital-based study

I Favot, Juliana Ngalula, Zaida Mgalla, Arnoud Klokke, Balthazar Gumodoka, J. Ties Boerma

International Journal of Epidemiology · 1997 · 56 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

Women with fertility problems appear to have higher HIV prevalence, which justifies more attention for such women in the context of AIDS programmes. In addition, caution is needed when using sentinel surveillance data from antenatal clinics to monitor HIV prevalence.

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