Effect of exposure to clinic-based health education interventions on behavioural intention to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection

Sahara J

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 394-402

  Igumbor, Jude ^a   Pengpid, Supa ^b   Obi, Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Behavioural intention; Health education intervention; HIV AIDS; Nevirapine; PMTCT; Theory of planned behaviour; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

NEVIRAPINE; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; NEVIRAPINE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 33745455128     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2006.9724865     Document Type: Article

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