Promoting male involvement to improve PMTCT uptake and reduce antenatal HIV infection: A cluster randomized controlled trial protocol

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Peltzer, Karl ^a,b   Jones, Deborah ^c   Weiss, Stephen M ^c   Shikwane, Elisa ^a  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053584910     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-778     Document Type: Article

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