Perceptions of tuberculosis patients on provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling - A study from south India

PLoS ONE

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Thomas, Beena E ^a   Dewan, Puneet K ^b   Vijay, Sophia ^c   Thomas, Aleyamma ^d   Chauhan, Lakhdir Singh ^d   Vedachalam, Chandrasekaran ^a   Vaidyanathan, Preetish ^c   Swaminathan, Soumya ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS INSTITUTE   (India)

^d GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PILOT STUDY; SCREENING TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PATIENT SELECTION; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949538132     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008389     Document Type: Article

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