Attitudes of patients towards voluntary human immunodeficiency virus counselling and testing in two Nigerian tertiary hospitals

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 107-110

  Isezuo, S A ^a   Onayemi, O ^b  

^a USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Counselling; HIV; Informed consent; Testing

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; SCREENING TEST; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SKIN DISEASE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM;

EID: 4043183467     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wajm.v23i2.28098     Document Type: Article

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