Scaling up HIV prevention: Why routine or mandatory testing is not feasible for sub-Saharan Africa

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 644-646

  Asante, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; TESTING METHOD;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; POLITICAL SYSTEM; RACISM; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STIGMA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREJUDICE;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34548279385     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.06.037671     Document Type: Short Survey

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