Opt-out HIV testing during antenatal care: Experiences of pregnant women in rural Uganda

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-75

  Larsson, Elin C ^a   Thorson, Anna ^a   Pariyo, George ^b   Conrad, Paul ^c   Arinaitwe, Moses ^b   Kemigisa, Margaret ^d   Eriksen, Jaran ^a   Tomson, Göran ^a   Ekström, Anna Mia ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d Min of Gender and Comm Development   (Uganda)

Author keywords

antenatal care; gender; HIV testing; Provider initiated; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SEXUALITY; UGANDA; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UGANDA;

EID: 84855249243     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czr009     Document Type: Article

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