At-Risk Populations (HIV)
"Risk of HIV Infection in Oral Contraceptive Pill Users: A Meta-Analysis."
Published in Women's Health Weekly, June 14th, 1999
According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology, "Objective: To review the literature and present a summary estimate of the association between HIV-1 acquisition or HIV-1 serostatus and oral contraceptives. Data Sources: MEDLINE database (January 1986-October 1997), AIDSLINE database (January 1980-October 1997), bibliographies of identified articles, and experts in the field of heterosexual HIV transmission. Study Selection: In all, 591 articles were examined. Twenty-eight studies provided adequate data to calculate a risk estimate for the association of HIV-1 serostatus or...
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