Effect of an HIV counseling and testing program on AIDS-related knowledge and practices in tuberculosis clinics in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 445-450

  Wiktor, Stefan Z ^a,b,d   Abouya, L ^a   Angoran, H ^a   McFarland, J ^b   Sassan Morokro, M ^a   Tossou, O ^a   Coulibaly, D ^c   Coulibaly, I M ^c   Greenberg, A E ^a,b  

^a Project RETRO CI Abidjan   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c National AIDS/STD/TB Control Program   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; C te d'Ivoire; Counseling; HIV testing; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CONDOM; COTE D'IVOIRE; COUNSELING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COTE D'IVOIRE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 2442451730     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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