Health providers' competence in the management of reproductive tract infections in Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 774-781

  Sihavong, Amphoy ^a,b   Lundborg, Cecilia Stålsby ^a,d   Syhakhang, Lamphone ^c   Vernby, Åsa ^a   Panyanouvong, Amphayvanh ^c   Marions, Lena ^a   Wahlström, Rolf ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Ministry of Health (MOH)   (Laos)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Canada)

^d NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Competence; Health provider; Lao PDR; Reproductive tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LAOS; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LAOS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 38449122013     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646207782212270     Document Type: Article

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