Predictors of uptake of human immunodeficiency virus testing by tuberculosis patients in Free State Province, South Africa

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 399-405

  Kigozi, N Gladys ^a   Heunis, J C ^a   Chikobvu, P ^a   Van Den Berg, H ^a   Van Rensburg, H C J ^a   Wouters, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Free State; HIV counselling; HIV testing; HIV AIDS; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950308489     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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