A Single-Blind randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of extended counseling on uptake of pre-antiretroviral care in eastern uganda

Trials

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Muhamadi, Lubega ^a,b,c,d,f   Tumwesigye, Nazarius M ^b   Kadobera, Daniel ^c   Marrone, Gaetano ^d   Wabwire Mangen, Fred ^b   Pariyo, George ^b   Peterson, Stefan ^d,e   Ekström, Anna M ^d,g  

^a Iganga District Health Department   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f Institute of Health Sciences Busoga University   (Uganda)

^g KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA; ADOLESCENT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COUNSELING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960675779     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-12-184     Document Type: Article

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