Self-reported reasons for seeking HIV testing by people living with HIV/AIDS(PLWHA) in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-62

  Owolabi, Rotimi S ^a   Daniel, Olusoji ^b   Araoye, Margaret O ^c   Osagbemi, Gordon K ^d   Odeigah, Louis ^d   Ogundiran, Adeniyi ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA   (Nigeria)

^b OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; EPI INFO; HIV counseling and testing; HIV AIDS; Nigeria; People living with HIV AIDS; Provider initiated counseling and testing

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NIGERIA; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 81155145781     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(11)60015-7     Document Type: Article

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