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PMID: 21835763
Title: HIV and syphilis prevalence and associated risk factors among fishing communities of Lake Victoria Uganda
Abstract: Recent publications suggest that fishing populations may be highly affected by the HIV epidemic. However, accurate data are scarce. The authors determined HIV and syphilis prevalence and associated risk factors in a fishing population of Lake Victoria in Uganda.
Date: 1970-08-20
Year: 2011
Journal: Sex Transm Infect
PMID Author: Asiki G, Mpendo J, Abaasa A, Agaba C, Nanvubya A, Nielsen L, Seeley J, Kaleebu P, Grosskurth H, Kamali A
IAVI Topics: HIV Epidemiology
IAVI Keywords: Fishing Communities

HIV and syphilis prevalence and associated risk factors among fishing communities of Lake Victoria Uganda

HIV and syphilis prevalence and associated risk factors among fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda. Sex Transm Infect 2011;87(6):511-5 doi: 10.1136/sti.2010.046805

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