Male partner antenatal attendance and HIV testing in eastern Uganda: A randomized facility-based intervention trial

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Byamugisha, Robert ^a,b   Strøm, Anne N ^b   Ndeezi, Grace ^c   Karamagi, Charles A S ^b,c   Tylleskär, Thorkild ^b   Tumwine, James K ^c  

^a Mbale Regional Referral Hospital   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIV TEST; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPOUSE; UGANDA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDWIFERY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052647111     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-14-43     Document Type: Article

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