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HIV/AIDS Co-Infection
Study data from Harvard University update knowledge of HIV/AIDS co-infection
March 19th, 2009
In this recent report, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To assess the covariates of alcohol abuse and the association between alcohol abuse, high-risk sexual behaviors and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Two thousand and nineteen women aged 20 to 44 were randomly selected in a 2-stage sampling from the Moshi urban district of northern Tanzania." "Participant's demographic and socio-economic characteristics, alcohol use, sexual behaviors, and STIs were assessed. Blood and urine samples were drawn for testing of human immunodeficiency virus, herpes simplex virus, syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomonas, and mycoplasma genitalium infections....
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-03-19)
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