Cross-sectional assessment of prevalence and correlates of blood-borne and sexually-transmitted infections among Afghan National Army recruits
Authors:
- Catherine S ToddCTCatherine S Todd
- Abdul NasirANAbdul Nasir
- G Farooq MansoorGMG Farooq Mansoor
- Sayed M SahibzadaSSSayed M Sahibzada
- Linda L JagodzinskiLJLinda L Jagodzinski
- Farzana SalimiFSFarzana Salimi
- M Naim KhateriMKM Naim Khateri
- Braden R HaleBHBraden R Hale
- R Vincent BarthelRBR Vincent Barthel
- Paul T ScottPSPaul T Scott
Open Access
- 21 August 2012
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 12 (1) , 196
Abstract
Few data are available in Afghanistan to shape national military force health practices, particularly with regard to sexually-transmitted infections (STIs). We measured prevalence and correlates of HIV, syphilis, herpes simplex 2 virus (HSV-2), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) among Afghan National Army (ANA) recruits.Keywords
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