Learning from interviews with HIV-discordant couples (male positive, female negative): The challenges and successes

Open AIDS Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-43

  Tecimer, Sandy N ^a,b   Jaworsky, Denise ^a,b   Newmeyer, Trent ^c   Chihrin, Steven ^d   Gough, Kevin ^b,e   Rachlis, Anita ^b,f   Martin, James ^g   Mohammed, Saira ^a   Loutfy, Mona R ^a,b,e  

^a WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^g Southern Ontario Fertility Technologies   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fertility; HIV discordant; Methodology; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS DISCORDANT COUPLE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MISCELLANEOUS NAMED GROUPS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK REDUCTION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SPERM WASHING; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 80053279848     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18746136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874613601105010037     Document Type: Article

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