Uptake of provider-initiated counselling and testing among tuberculosis suspects, Ethiopia

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1442-1446

  Deribew, Amare ^a,b   Negussu, N ^c   Kassahun, W ^a   Apers, L ^d   Colebunders, R ^b,d  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c Somali Regional Health Bureau   (Ethiopia)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acceptance of HIV testing; Predictors of HIV testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDUCATION; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COUNSELING; EMPLOYMENT; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 78049430214     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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