Social and cognitive variables predicting voluntary HIV counseling and testing among Tanzanian medical students

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 135-140

  Vermeer, Willemijn ^a   Bos, Arjan E R ^b   Mbwambo, Jessie ^c   Kaaya, Sylvia ^c   Schaalma, Herman P ^d  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AIDS prevention; Health Belief Model; Stigma; VCT participation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TANZANIA; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 61349137584     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.08.022     Document Type: Article

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