Low male partner participation in antenatal HIV counselling and testing in northern Tanzania: Implications for preventive programs

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 700-709

  Msuya, S E ^a,b   Mbizvo, E M ^a,c   Hussain, A ^a   Uriyo, J ^a,b   Sam, N E ^b   Stray Pedersen, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

HIV; Partner participation; PMTCT; Tanzania; VCT

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; NEVIRAPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONDOM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYPHILIS; TANZANIA; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CONDOMS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TANZANIA; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 46249097099     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120701687059     Document Type: Article

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