A peer-led HIV counselling and testing programme for the deaf in Kenya

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 508-514

  Taegtmeyer, M ^a,b   Hightower, A ^c   Opiyo, W ^a   Mwachiro, L ^a   Henderson, K ^a   Angala, P ^a   Ngare, C ^d   Marum, E ^c  

^a Liverpool VCT   (Kenya)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d Evaluation and Research National AIDS Control Council   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Counselling and testing; Deaf; HIV; Kenya

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COUNSELING; METHODOLOGY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; COUNSELING; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PREVALENCE;

EID: 66149149067     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280802133115     Document Type: Article

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