Clients' perspective of the role of voluntary counseling and testing in HIV/AIDS prevention and care in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: The Voluntary Counseling and Testing Efficacy Study

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-48

  Sangiwa, M Gloria ^a   Van Der Straten, Ariane ^b   Grinstead, Olga A ^b  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; HIV counseling and testing; Qualitative interviews

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; SELF REPORT; TANZANIA;

EID: 0034075637     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009584623712     Document Type: Article

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