Awareness and knowledge of mother-to-child transmission of HIV among pregnant women

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 758-763

  Abiodun, Moses O ^a   Ijaiya, Munir'deen A ^b   Aboyeji, Peter A ^b  

^a FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Knowledge; Obstetrics gynecology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NIGERIA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34447509795     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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