The forgotten half of the equation: Randomized controlled trial of a male invitation to attend couple voluntary counselling and testing

AIDS

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1535-1541

  Mohlala, Boshishi K F ^a   Boily, Marie Claude ^a   Gregson, Simon ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

couple voluntary counselling and testing; male partner involvement; mother to child transmission; parent to child transmission of HIV

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUPLE VOLUNTARY COUNSELLING AND TESTING; FEMALE; HIV TEST; HUMAN; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY INFORMATION SESSION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL COUNSELING; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOUTH AFRICA; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; COUNSELING; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 79960557135     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328348fb85     Document Type: Article

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