Concerns and experiences of women participating in a short-term AZT intervention feasibility study for prevention of HIV transmission from mother-to-child

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 199-207

  Mawar, Nita ^a   Joshi, Pyare L ^b   Sahay, Seema ^a   Bagul, Rajani D ^a   Paranjape, Ramesh S ^a  

^a NATIONAL AIDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b National AIDS Control Organization   (India)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; India; Mother to child transmission; Women's perspectives

Indexed keywords

ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELIVERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INFANT FEEDING; LONG TERM CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SUPPORT GROUP; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHERS; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33847621967     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050600942249     Document Type: Article

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