HIV testing and disclosure: A qualitative analysis of TB patients in South Africa

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 572-577

  Daftary, A ^a,b   Padayatchi, N ^b   Padilla, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS; VOLUNTARY REPORTING;

ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREJUDICE; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOUTH AFRICA; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 34247093191     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120701203931     Document Type: Article

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