Increasing access to prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services through the private sector in Uganda

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 534-539

  Mbonye, A K ^a   Hansen, K S ^b   Wamono, F ^c   Magnussen, P ^d  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

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

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MIDWIFE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UGANDA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COUNSELING; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE MIDWIVES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; PRIVATE SECTOR; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72449128542     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2009.037986     Document Type: Article

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