Early uptake of HIV counseling and testing among pregnant women at different levels of health facilities - Experiences from a community-based study in Northern Vietnam

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Hnh, Nguyn Th Thúy ^a,c   Gammeltoft, Tine ^b   Rasch, Vibeke ^c,d  

^a HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952447374     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-29     Document Type: Article

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