Open AccessNested Case–Control Study of Cervical Mucosal Lesions, Ectopy, and Incident HIV Infection Among Women in Cape Town, South Africa
Author(s) -
Landon Myer,
Thomas Wright,
Lynette Denny,
Louise Kuhn
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/01.olq.0000216026.67352.f9
Subject(s) - medicine , cervix , seroconversion , odds ratio , cohort , hpv infection , cervical cancer , confidence interval , cohort study , obstetrics , gynecology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , cancer
The objective of this study was to test whether cervical mucosal lesions and ectopy increase women's susceptibility to HIV infection.