Home-based HIV counselling and testing in western Kenya

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 100-108

  Kimaiyo, S ^a,b   Were, M C ^c,d   Shen, C ^c,d   Ndege, S ^a,b   Braitstein, P ^a,b,c,d,e   Sidle, J ^a,b,c   Mamlin, J ^a,b,c  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b ACADEMIC MODEL PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AMPATH   (Kenya)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CHILD; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054021398     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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