Perceptions and attitudes in relation to reproductive tract infections including sexually transmitted infections in rural Vietnam: A qualitative study

Health Policy

Volumn 86, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 308-317

  Lan, Pham Thi ^a,b   Faxelid, Elisabeth ^a   Chuc, Nguyen Thi Kim ^b   Mogren, Ingrid ^c   Lundborg, Cecilia Stålsby ^a,d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Focus group discussions; Qualitative; Reproductive tract infections; Sexually transmitted infections; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GONORRHEA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PERCEPTION; RURAL AREA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYPHILIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; VIETNAM;

EID: 40849120825     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2007.11.007     Document Type: Article

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