Population-based HIV testing and counseling in rural uganda: Participation and risk characteristics

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 463-470

  Nyblade, Laura C ^a   Menken, Jane ^b   Wawer, Maria J ^c   Sewankambo, Nelson K ^d   Serwadda, David ^d   Makumbi, Frederick ^e   Lutalo, Tom ^e   Gray, Ron H ^f  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Columbia University School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^e UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Intervention evaluation; Risk characteristics; Sexual behavior; Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for HIV

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UGANDA;

EID: 0035894171     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200112150-00010     Document Type: Article

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