Acceptance of HIV-1 education & voluntary counselling/testing by & seroprevalence of HIV-1 among, pregnant women in rural south India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-64

  Samuel, N M ^a   Srijayanth, P ^a   Dharmarajan, S ^a   Bethel, J ^b   Van Hook, H ^b   Jacob, M ^a   Junankar, V ^b   Chamberlin, J ^b   Collins, D ^b   Read, Jennifer S ^c  

^a Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical University   (India)

^b WESTAT   (United States)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; HIV 1; India; Pregnancy; Rapid testing; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DRIVER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VOLUNTEER; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HIV-1; HUMANS; INDIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 33947134450     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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