Low uptake of HIV testing during antenatal care: A population-based study from eastern Uganda

AIDS

Volumn 23, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1924-1926

  Larsson, Elin C ^a   Waiswa, Peter ^a,b,c   Thorson, Anna ^a   Tomson, Göran ^a   Peterson, Stefan ^a,b   Pariyo, George ^b   Ekström, Anna Mia ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^c Iganga District Health Department   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INTERVIEW; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UGANDA;

ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70249132595     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32832eff81     Document Type: Letter

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