User acceptability and feasibility of self-testing with HIV rapid tests

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 449-453

  Lee, Vernon J ^a,c   Tan, Soon Choon ^a   Earnest, Arul ^a   Seong, Peck Suet ^a   Tan, Hiok Hee ^b   Leo, Yee Sin ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL CENTRE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Attitude; Diagnostic tests; Epidemiology; Feasibility; HIV; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION; SINGAPORE; TRAINING; VALIDITY; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SELF CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34447298650     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318095a3f3     Document Type: Article

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