A cluster-randomized trial of provider-initiated (opt-out) HIV counseling and testing of tuberculosis patients in South Africa

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 190-195

  Pope, Diana S ^a,b   Deluca, Andrea N ^a   Kali, Paula ^a   Hausler, Harry ^c   Sheard, Carol ^d   Hoosain, Ebrahim ^e   Chaudhary, Mohammad A ^b   Celentano, David D ^b   Chaisson, Richard E ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^d Department of Health ^*  (South Africa)

^e Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality Department of Health   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cluster randomized trial; HIV; HIV counseling and testing, tuberculosis (TB); Primary care clinics; South Africa

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 46449092276     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181775926     Document Type: Article

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