Improving quality of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission services in Ukraine: A focus on provider communication skills and linkages to community-based non-governmental organizations

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-24

  Gamazina, Kateryna ^a   Mogilevkina, Iryna ^b   Parkhomenko, Zhanna ^a   Bishop, Amie ^c,d   Coffey, Patricia S ^c   Brazg, Tracy ^c  

^a Ukraine Office   (Ukraine)

^b DONETSK NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

^c PATH   (United States)

^d PATH   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS stigma; Prevention of mother to child HIV transmission; Provider training; Ukraine; Voluntary counseling and testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 62649104731     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3478     Document Type: Article

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