High prevalence of self-reported undiagnosed HIV despite high coverage of HIV testing: A cross-sectional population based sero-survey in South Africa

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Kranzer, Katharina ^a,b   van Schaik, Nienke ^b   Karmue, Unice ^c   Middelkoop, Keren ^b   Sebastian, Elaine ^b   Lawn, Stephen D ^a,b   Wood, Robin ^b,d   Bekker, Linda Gail ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 80053290847     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025244     Document Type: Article

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