Routine third party disclosure of HIV results to identifiable sexual partners in Sub-Saharan Africa

Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 341-348

  Masiye, Francis ^a   Ssekubugu, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b Rakai Research Project   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Confidentiality; HIV status; Identifiable sexual partners; Sub Saharan Africa; Third party disclosure

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CONFIDENTIALITY; DUTY TO WARN; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 58549105314     PISSN: 13867415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11017-008-9085-x     Document Type: Article

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