The Quality of HIV Testing Services for Adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa: Do Adolescent-Friendly Services Make a Difference?

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 188-190

  Mathews, Catherine ^a   Guttmacher, Sally J ^b   Flisher, Alan J ^c,d   Mtshizana, Yolisa Y ^a   Nelson, Tobey ^b,e,f   McCarthy, Jean ^c   Daries, Vanessa ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e Horizon's Program   (United States)

^f INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent reproductive health; Health services; HIV testing; Service quality; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; VIRUS EXAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENTIALITY; COUNSELING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; OBSERVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 58249141873     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.05.009     Document Type: Article

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