Effectiveness of antenatal group HIV voluntary counseling and testing services in rural India

AIDS Education and Prevention

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 187-197

  Gupta, Deepti ^a   Lhewa, Dekey ^a   Viswanath, R ^b   Jacob, S Mini ^b   Parameshwari, S ^b   Radhakrishnan, R ^b   Seidel, Kristy ^c   Frenkel, Lisa M ^d   Samuel, N M ^b   Melvin, Ann J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical University   (India)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RURAL AREA; SCREENING TEST; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL POPULATION; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 34250307968     PISSN: 08999546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2007.19.3.187     Document Type: Article

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