Mother-to-child transmission of HIV and its prevention: Awareness and knowledge in Uganda and Tanzania

Sahara J

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 258-266

  Harms, Gundel ^a   Schulze, Katja ^b   Moneta, Ilaria ^a   Baryomunsi, Chris ^b   Mbezi, Paulina ^b   Poggensee, Gabriele ^c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Robert Koch Institute in Berlin ^*  (United States)

^c ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Awareness; HIV; Knowledge; PMTCT; Western Tanzania; Western Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TANZANIA; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TANZANIA; UGANDA;

EID: 34247658232     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2005.9724849     Document Type: Article

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