Determinants for HIV testing and counselling in Nairobi urban informal settlements

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ziraba, Abdhalah K ^a,b   Madise, Nyovani J ^c   Kimani, James K ^a   Oti, Samuel ^a   Mgomella, George ^a   Matilu, Mwau ^d   Ezeh, Alex ^a  

^a AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052038257     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-663     Document Type: Article

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