Can data from HIV voluntary counselling and testing be used to assess the impact of public health interventions? A literature review

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 378-383

  Guy, R J ^a   Prybylski, D ^b   Fairley, C K ^c   Hellard, M E ^d   Kaldor, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evaluation; HIV testing; Interventions; VCT

Indexed keywords

COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SCREENING;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 67549109363     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.009005     Document Type: Review

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