Linked response for prevention, care, and treatment of HIV/AIDS, STIs, and reproductive health issues: Results after 18 months of implementation in five operational districts in cambodia

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Delvaux, Thérèse ^a   Samreth, Sovannarith ^b   Barr Dichiara, Magdalena ^c   Seguy, Nicole ^d   Guerra, Katherine ^c   Ngauv, Bora ^b   Ouk, Vichea ^b   Laga, Marie ^a   Mean, Chhivun ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b National Center for HIV/AIDS   (Cambodia)

^c CLINTON HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE   (United States)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

HIV; integration; linkages; PMTCT; reproductive health; STI

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIV TEST; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SOCIAL WELFARE; SYPHILIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CAMBODIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SYPHILIS;

EID: 79959709829     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318216d5cf     Document Type: Article

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