Who has access to counseling and testing and anti-retroviral therapy in Malawi - An equity analysis

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Makwiza, Ireen ^a   Nyirenda, Lot ^a   Bongololo, Grace ^a   Banda, Talumba ^a   Chimzizi, Rhehab ^b   Theobald, Sally ^c  

^a Research for Equity and Community Health Trust   (Malawi)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 66149089854     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-8-13     Document Type: Article

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