Geoadditive Latent Variable Modelling of Count Data on Multiple Sexual Partnering in Nigeria
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Geoadditive latent variable modeling of count data on multiple sexual partnering in Nigeria.
The 2005 National HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health Survey (NARHS) in Nigeria provides evidence that multiple sexual partnering increases the risk of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Therefore, partner reduction is one of the prevention strategies to accomplish the Millenium Development Goal of halting and reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS. We consider the numbers of girlf...
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