Widow inheritance and HIV prevalence in Bondo District, Kenya: baseline results from a prospective cohort study.

Widow inheritance and HIV prevalence in Bondo District, Kenya: baseline results from a prospective cohort study.

Widow Inheritance is a widespread cultural practice in sub-Saharan Africa that has been postulated as contributing to risk of HIV transmission. We present baseline results from a study designed to investigate the association between widow inheritance and HIV acquisition.We performed a cross-sectiona...

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Main Authors: Kawango E Agot, Ann Vander Stoep, Melissa Tracy, Billy A Obare, Elizabeth A Bukusi, Jeckoniah O Ndinya-Achola, Stephen Moses, Noel S Weiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2984493?pdf=render

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