From prenatal HIV testing of the mother to prevention of sexual HIV transmission within the couple

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 892-899

  Desgrées du Loû, Annabel ^a   Brou, Hermann ^b   Traore, Annick Tijou ^c   Djohan, Gerard ^b   Becquet, Renaud ^d   Leroy, Valeriane ^d  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b ENSEA   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Communication; Couple; HIV testing; Ivory coast; Mothers; Prenatal; Prevention; Sexual transmission

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MATERNAL HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVORCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; POLYGAMY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PUERPERIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COTE D'IVOIRE; COUNSELING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 69449101924     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.05.045     Document Type: Article

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