Titre :
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HIV-malaria co-infection : effects of malaria on the prevalence of HIV in East sub-Saharan Africa. (2011)
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Auteurs :
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Diego-F CUADROS ;
BRANSCUM (Adam-J) : USA. Department of Public Health. Oregon State University. Corvallis. OR. ;
Philip-H Crowley
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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International journal of epidemiology (vol. 40, n° 4, 2011)
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Pagination :
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931-939
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Paludisme
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Sida
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Prévalence
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VIH
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Homme
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Epidémiologie
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Parasitose
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Infection
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Virose
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Rétrovirus
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Virus
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Afrique
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Protozoaire
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Immunopathologie
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS mEDR0xsk. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objective To examine the association between malaria and HIV prevalence in East sub-Saharan Africa. Methods Using large nationally representative samples of 19735 sexually active adults from the 2003-04 HIV/AIDS indicator surveys conducted in Kenya, Malawi and Tanzania, and the atlas malaria project, we analysed the relationship between malaria and HIV prevalence adjusting for important socioeconomic and biological cofactors. Results In adjusted models, individuals who live in areas with high Plasmodium falciparum parasite rate (PfPR>0.42) had increased estimated odds of being HIV positive than individuals who live in areas with low P. falciparum parasite rate (P/PR
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