Long-term voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) uptake dynamics in a multicountry HIV workplace program in sub-Saharan Africa

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 195-205

  Van Der Borght, Stefaan F ^a   Schim Van Der Loeff, Maarten F ^b   Clevenbergh, Philippe ^c,d   Kabarega, Jean Pierre ^e   Kamo, Emmanuel ^f   Van Cranenburgh, Katinka ^a   Rijckborst, Henk ^a   Lange, Joep M ^b,c   Rinke De Wit, Tobias F ^b,c  

^a Heineken International   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c PharmAccess Foundation   (Netherlands)

^d HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^e Bralirwa SARL   (Rwanda)

^f Brarudi SA   (Burundi)

Author keywords

Africa; AIDS; CD4; HIV; Voluntary counseling and testing; Workplace program

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICA, CENTRAL; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONFIDENTIALITY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949619317     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120903111486     Document Type: Article

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