Predicting intention to treat HIV-infected patients among Tanzanian and Sudanese medical and dental students using the theory of planned behaviour - A cross sectional study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Åstrøm, Anne N ^a   Nasir, Elwalid F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Sudan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL STUDENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUDAN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TANZANIA; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT PLANNING; MEDICAL STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TANZANIA;

EID: 72349096587     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-213     Document Type: Article

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