The evaluation of immediate behavioural outcomes of the syndromic case management approach for the treatment of patients with sexually transmitted infections at PHC centres in South Africa: Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and sexual behaviour

Sahara J

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-44

  Simbayi, Leickness ^a   Strebel, Anna ^b   Andipatin, Michelle ^c   Potgieter, Cheryl ^d   Ratele, Kopano ^c   Shabalala, Nokuthula ^c   Shefer, Tamara ^c   Wilson, Tanya ^e  

^a Human Sciences Research Council in South Africa   (South Africa)

^b Sekao Headways Research Training and Development   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^e University of the Western Cape ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

KABP; Primary health care centres; Sexually transmitted infections; South Africa; Syndromic case management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDOM; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOMS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 34548639891     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2004.9724825     Document Type: Article

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