Barriers to prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in Uganda

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 271-283

  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

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEWBORN; NURSE MIDWIFE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; STATISTICS; UGANDA; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; NURSE MIDWIVES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; PRIVATE SECTOR; UGANDA;

EID: 77951239223     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002193200999040X     Document Type: Article

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