Acceptance of HIV testing among women attending antenatal care in south-western Uganda: Risk factors and reasons for test refusal

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

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 746-752

  Dahl, V ^a   Mellhammar, L ^a   Bajunirwe, F ^b   Bjorkman P ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Attitudes; HIV; PMTCT; Pregnant; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; NEVIRAPINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UGANDA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTORS; UGANDA;

EID: 46249112404     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120701693990     Document Type: Article

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