Acceptance of routine testing for HIV among adult patients at the medical emergency unit at a national referral hospital in Kampala, Uganda

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 753-758

  Nakanjako, Damalie ^a   Kamya, Moses ^a   Daniel, Kyabayinze ^a   Mayanja Kizza, Harriet ^a   Freers, Jurgen ^a   Whalen, Christopher ^b   Katabira, Elly ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Africa; Hospital; Routine HIV testing

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; UGANDA;

ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOSPITALS, STATE; HUMANS; MALE; PERIODICITY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UGANDA;

EID: 34548234304     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-006-9180-9     Document Type: Article

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