HIV voluntary counselling and testing in Nakuru, Kenya: Findings from a community survey

HIV Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-117

  Irungu, T K ^a   Varkey, Prathibha ^a,b   Cha, S ^b   Patterson, J M ^c  

^a Division of Preventive Occupational and Aerospace Medicine   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; HIV; Kenya; VCT; Voluntary counselling and testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; COMMUNITY CARE; COUNSELING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; VOLUNTARY COUNSELLING AND TESTING; VOLUNTARY REPORTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 38949111411     PISSN: 14642662     EISSN: 14681293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2007.00538.x     Document Type: Article

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