Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 111-115 , August 2010

STI-prevalence and differences in social background and sexual behavior among urban and rural young women in Uganda

  • Elisabeth Darj

      Affiliations

    • Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, International Maternal and Child Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +46 18 611 00 00.
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  • Florence M. Mirembe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
    • ,
  • Eva-Britta Råssjö

      Affiliations

    • Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, International Maternal and Child Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
    • Centre for Clinical Research, Dalarna County Council, Falun, Sweden

Received 6 January 2010 ,Revised 22 February 2010 ,Accepted 23 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.srhc.2010.03.001

Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 111-115 , August 2010

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