@article {3402, title = {Deciphering the epidemic synergy of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection among women in sub-Saharan Africa.}, journal = {BMC research notes}, volume = {5}, year = {2012}, month = {2012}, pages = {451}, abstract = {Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2) is highly prevalent in regions disproportionately affected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) epidemic. The objective of our study was to identify the risk factors of HSV-2 and HIV-1 infections and to examine the association between the two infections.}, keywords = {Adult, Age Factors, Coinfection, Cross-Sectional Studies, Epidemics, Female, Herpes Genitalis, Herpesvirus 2, Human, HIV Infections, HIV-1, Humans, Male, Multivariate Analysis, Prevalence, Risk Factors, Tanzania, Urban Population, Young Adult}, issn = {1756-0500}, doi = {10.1038/npp.2013.99}, author = {Ghebremichael, Musie and Habtzgi, Desale and Paintsil, Elijah} }