Women's choice of strategies for improving utilization of HIV/AIDS screening services

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 700-711

  Ikorok, Maria Michael ^a   Akpabio, Idongesit Ibanga ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 34548306923     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330701465051     Document Type: Article

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