Assessing male spousal engagement with prevention of mother-to-child transmission (pMTCT) programs in western Kenya

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

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 743-750

  Reece, Michael ^a   Hollub, Ariane ^b   Nangami, Mabel ^c   Lane, Karin ^d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; HIV; men; pMTCT; women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPOUSE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURE; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953696455     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120903431330     Document Type: Article

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