Correlates of HIV testing among women in Malawi: Results from the 2006 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1351-1356

  Siziya, Seter ^b   Muula, Adamson S ^a   Rudatsikira, Emmanuel ^c   Mataya, Ronald H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlates of voluntary HIV counselling and testing; HIV AIDS; Malawi; Survey; Voluntary HIV counselling and testing

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAPARTUM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MASS SCREENING; PRENATAL CARE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALAWI; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 56049116709     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02155.x     Document Type: Article

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