Mistrust in marriage-Reasons why men do not accept couple HIV testing during antenatal care - A qualitative study in eastern Uganda

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Larsson, Elin C ^a   Thorson, Anna ^a   Nsabagasani, Xavier ^b   Namusoko, Sarah ^b   Popenoe, Rebecca ^a   Ekström, Anna Mia ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FATHER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POLICY; RURAL POPULATION; SPOUSE; TRUST; UGANDA;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FATHERS; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC POLICY; RURAL POPULATION; SPOUSES; TRUST; UGANDA;

EID: 78650150888     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-769     Document Type: Article

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