Male partner voluntary counselling and testing associated with the antenatal services in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: A randomized controlled trial

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 165-170

  Ditekemena, J ^a   Matendo, R ^a   Koole, O ^b   Colebunders, R ^c   Kashamuka, M ^a   Tshefu, A ^a   Kilese, N ^a   Nanlele, D ^a   Ryder, R ^d  

^a Kinshasa School of Public Health   (Congo)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; HIV; Men; PMTCT; Prevention; Testing; VCT; Viral disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONGO; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MATERNITY WARD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIGION; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COUNSELING; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RELIGION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 79955402228     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2010.010379     Document Type: Article

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