The feasibility and acceptability of male circumcision among men, women, and health providers of the Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic

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

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1530-1535

  Brito, Maximo O ^a   Luna, Maximiliano ^a   Bailey, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

acceptability; AIDS; Dominican Republic; HIV; male circumcision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYGIENE; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK REDUCTION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650262976     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2010.484455     Document Type: Article

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