Cost effectiveness of couple counselling to enhance infant HIV-1 prevention

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 406-409

  John, Francis Njiri ^a   Farquhar, Carey ^b   Kiarie, James N ^a   Kabura, Marjory N ^c   John Stewart, Grace C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c AMREF HEALTH AFRICA   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Couple VCT; DALY; HIV 1 prevention; Mother to child HIV 1 transmission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; KENYA; MARITAL THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HIV-1; HUMANS;

EID: 47949125739     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.007234     Document Type: Article

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