Perception of voluntary screening for paediatric HIV and response to post-test counselling by Nigerian parents

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 683-697

  Akpede, G O ^a   Lawal, R S ^a   Momoh, S O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

^b AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SERODIAGNOSIS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MOTHERS; NIGERIA; PARENTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 0036797874     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0954012021000005515     Document Type: Article

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