Routine HIV testing in the context of syndromic management of sexually transmitted infections: Outcomes of the first phase of a training programme in Botswana

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 259-264

  Weaver, M R ^a,b   Myaya, M ^b   Disasi, K ^c   Regoeng, M ^d   Matumo, H N ^d   Madisa, M ^b   Puttkammer, N ^a,b   Speilberg, F ^f   Kilmarx, P H ^c,e   Marrazzo, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b International Training and Education Center on HIV   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d Department of HIV AIDS Prevention and Care   (Botswana)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BOTSWANA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49249107860     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2007.028217     Document Type: Article

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