Partner involvement in perinatal care and PMTCT services in Mbeya Region, Tanzania: The providers' perspective

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

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1562-1568

  Theuring, Stefanie ^a   Nchimbi, Philo ^b   Jordan Harder, Brigitte ^a   Harms, Gundel ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

male involvement; partner involvement; PMTCT; provider's attitudes; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LABOR; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PERINATAL CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TANZANIA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERINATAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650258185     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121003758572     Document Type: Article

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