Open AccessSexual behavior and exposure to HIV infection: estimates from a general-population risk index.
Author(s) -
Stefano Campostrini,
David V. McQueen
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.83.8.1139
Subject(s) - population , demography , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , environmental health , body mass index , risk factor , index (typography) , sexual transmission , risk assessment , psychology , immunology , microbicide , computer security , sociology , world wide web , computer science , pathology
The spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the general population has been a much debated topic in the mass media. The aim of this study was to create an approach to estimating the risk of exposure to HIV resulting from sexual behaviors.