Perceptions of health care professionals and patients about the risk of HIV transmission through oral sex: A qualitative study

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-60

  Gerbert, Barbara ^a   Herzig, Karen ^a   Volberding, Paul ^b   Stansell, John ^b  

^a Division of Behavioral Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS prevention; Health care professionals; HIV; Oral sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFLICT; COUNSELING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SAFE SEX; SAN FRANCISCO; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0033199739     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(98)00139-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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