Reaching disenfranchised youth and mobile populations in Ghana through voluntary counselling and testing services for HIV

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-128

  Wyss, Susi ^a   Ablordeppey, Joyce ^a   Okrah, Jane ^b   Kyei, Abigail ^a  

^a JHPIEGO   (United States)

^b Family Health Foundation   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Africa; Migrant workers; Outreach programmes; Peer education; Programme evaluation; Self reporting; VCT; Vulnerable groups

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STIGMA;

EID: 34648817219     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085900709490406     Document Type: Article

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