The Contribution of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services to the Fight against HIV/AIDS: A Review

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 11, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 51-73

  Askew, Ian ^a   Berer, Marge ^b  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (Kenya)

^b Reproductive Health Matters   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health policies and programmes; HIV AIDS; Integration of services; Sexual and reproductive health services; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BREAST FEEDING; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER THERAPY; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFERTILITY; LEADERSHIP; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SCREENING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0345305700     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(03)22101-7     Document Type: Article

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