Open AccessVaginal Practices of HIV-Negative Zimbabwean Women
Author(s) -
Abigail Norris Turner,
Charles Morrison,
Marshall Munjoma,
Precious Moyo,
Tsungai Chipato,
Janneke van de Wijgert
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.656
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1098-0997
pISSN - 1064-7449
DOI - 10.1155/2010/387671
Subject(s) - bacterial vaginosis , vagina , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , odds ratio , medicine , odds , gynecology , algorithm , obstetrics , mathematics , immunology , surgery , logistic regression
Vaginal practices (VPs) may increase HIV risk by injuring vaginal epithelium or by increasing risk of bacterial vaginosis, an established risk factor for HIV.
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