Antenatal HIV testing in rural eastern Uganda in 2003: Incomplete rollout of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV programme?

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Karamagi, Charles A S ^a   Tumwine, James K ^a   Tylleskar, Thorkild ^b   Heggenhougen, Kristian ^b,c  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; REVIEW; SEROLOGY; UGANDA;

EID: 33746885115     PISSN: 1472698X     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-6-6     Document Type: Review

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