Rapid HIV testing and counseling for voluntary testing centers in Africa

AIDS, Supplement

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages

  McKenna, Stephen L ^a   Muyinda, Gabriel K ^b   Roth, David ^a   Mwali, Mutaba ^c   Ng'andu, Nicholas ^b   Myrick, Alissa ^a   Luo, Chewe ^d   Priddy, Frances H ^a   Hall, Victoria M ^a   Von Lieven, Andrea A ^a   Sabatino, James R ^e   Mark, Karen ^a   Allen, Susan A ^a,e  

^a Project Sans Francisco   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

^c Afro Development Services Limited   (Zambia)

^d University Teaching Hospital   (Zambia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; AIDS; HIV; Rapid HIV antibody tests; Testing and counseling couples

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

AFRICA; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CLINIC ACTIVITIES; COUNSELING; COUPLES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EASTERN AFRICA; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SERODIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; PROGRAM ACTIVITIES; PROGRAMS; RESEARCH REPORT; SCREENING; VIRAL DISEASES; ZAMBIA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AFRICA; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 0030777546     PISSN: 13502840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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