Attitudes to HIV testing among carers of children admitted to Port Moresby General Hospital, Papua New Guinea

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 618-621

  Allison, Waridibo E ^a   Iobuna, Varina ^c   Kalebe, Veronica ^c   Kiromat, Mobumo ^c   Vince, John ^c   Schaefer, Myrto ^b   Kaldor, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^c PORT MORESBY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

Infectious diseases; International child health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COUNSELING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH SCHOOL; HIV EDUCATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTERVIEW; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; VOLUNTARY REPORTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54949128626     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01378.x     Document Type: Article

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