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Concurrent sexual partnerships and human immunodeficiency virus risk among South African youth.

TitleConcurrent sexual partnerships and human immunodeficiency virus risk among South African youth.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsSteffenson, Annie E., Audrey E. Pettifor, George R. Seage, Helen V. Rees, and Paul D. Cleary
JournalSexually transmitted diseases
Volume38
Issue6
Pagination459-66
Date Published2011 Jun
ISSN1537-4521
KeywordsAdolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Condoms, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Health Surveys, HIV, HIV Infections, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Male, Prevalence, Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Risk-Taking, Sexual Behavior, Sexual Partners, South Africa, Young Adult
AbstractTo estimate the prevalence of concurrency (more than 1 sex partner overlapping in time), the attitudes/behaviors of those engaged in concurrency, length of relationship overlap, and the association between concurrency and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among South Africans aged 15 to 24 years.
DOI10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3182080860
Alternate JournalSex Transm Dis

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