Uptake of HIV and syphilis testing of pregnant women and their male partners in a programme for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in Uganda

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 680-682

  Kizito, Dennison ^a   Woodburn, Patrick W ^a   Kesande, Beleth ^a   Ameke, Christine ^a   Nabulime, Juliet ^a   Muwanga, Moses ^b   Grosskurth, Heiner ^a,c   Elliott, Alison M ^a,c  

^a UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

^b Entebbe Hospital   (Uganda)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Couple; HIV; PMTCT; Pregnant; Syphilis; Uganda

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PREGNANCY; SYPHILIS; WOMENS HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANT WOMAN; SYPHILIS; UGANDA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

COUNSELING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MATERNAL WELFARE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SYPHILIS; UGANDA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 42449104423     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02052.x     Document Type: Article

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