Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for HIV/AIDS: A study of the knowledge, awareness and willingness to pay for VCT among students in tertiary institutions in Enugu State Nigeria

Health Policy

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 277-284

  Uzochukwu, Benjamin ^a   Uguru, Nkolika ^a   Ezeoke, Uche ^a   Onwujekwe, Obinna ^a   Sibeudu, Tochi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Awareness; Nigeria; Voluntary counseling and testing; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NIGERIA; PATIENT COUNSELING; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VOLUNTARY COUNSELING AND TESTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NIGERIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; STUDENTS; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 79551602985     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.11.007     Document Type: Article

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