Political feasibility of scaling-up five evidenceinformed HIV interventions in Pakistan: A policy analysis

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 85, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Buse, K ^a   Lalji, N ^b   Mayhew, S H ^b   Imran, M ^c   Hawkes, S J ^b  

^a UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c National AIDS Control Program   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; MALE; ORGANIZATION; PAKISTAN; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL HEALTH; EPIDEMIC; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRANSSEXUALISM;

ADOLESCENT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 65649094439     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2008.034058     Document Type: Article

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