Vaccine preparedness: Lessons from Lyantonde, Uganda

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-16

  Ritvo, Paul ^a   Willms, Dennis ^b   Meisner, Robert ^c   Brown, Laura ^d   Goldman, Adam ^d   Sewankambo, Nelson ^e  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Africa; Ethnography; Experimental trials; HIV AIDS prevention; Participatory action research; Qualitative interviews

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TRUST; UGANDA;

EID: 33745323569     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085900609490362     Document Type: Article

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