Incentivized recruitment of a population sample to a mobile HIV testing service increases the yield of newly diagnosed cases, including those in need of antiretroviral therapy

HIV Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 132-137

  Kranzer, K ^a,b   Govindasamy, D ^b   van Schaik, N ^b   Thebus, E ^b   Davies, N ^b   Zimmermann, M A ^c   Jeneker, S ^b   Lawn, S D ^a,b   Wood, R ^b,d   Bekker, L G ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Broccoli Project   (South Africa)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV testing; Incentives; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; MOTIVATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855346403     PISSN: 14642662     EISSN: 14681293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2011.00947.x     Document Type: Article

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