Increasing uptake of HIV testing and counseling among the poorest in sub-saharan countries through home-based service provision

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 185-193

  Helleringer, Stéphane ^a,c   Kohler, Hans Peter ^a   Frimpong, Jemima A ^b,c   Mkandawire, James ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

ARV treatment; HIV prevention; HIV testing and counseling; Malawi; Poverty and inequality; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HIV EDUCATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649207679     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31819c1726     Document Type: Article

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