Quality improvement report: Comprehensive care and HIV prophylaxis after sexual assault in rural South Africa: The Refentse intervention study

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 338, Issue 7710, 2009, Pages 1559-

  Kim, Julia C ^a,b   Askew, Ian ^c   Muvhango, Lufuno ^a   Dwane, Ntabozuko ^a   Abramsky, Tanya ^b   Jan, Stephen ^d   Ntlemo, Ennica ^a   Chege, Jane ^e   Watts, Charlotte ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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

^c POPULATION COUNCIL   (Kenya)

^d GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^e POPULATION COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

AWARENESS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL POLICY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NURSING CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RAPE; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; STAFF TRAINING; TREATMENT DURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL CRIME; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RAPE; RURAL HEALTH; SEX OFFENSES; SOUTH AFRICA; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650072565     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b515     Document Type: Review

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