Factors associated with HIV testing among public sector clinic attendees in Johannesburg, South Africa

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 913-921

  Pettifor, Audrey ^a   MacPhail, Catherine ^b   Suchindran, Sujit ^c   Delany Moretlwe, Sinead ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples; HIV; South Africa; Stigma; VCT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC SECTOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956871504     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-008-9462-5     Document Type: Article

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