Acceptance of self-testing for increased vaginal pH in different subsets of ugandan women

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-35

  Donders, G G G ^a,b,c   Andabati, G ^d   Donders, F ^b   Michiels, T ^b   Eggermont, N ^b   Bellen, G ^b   Lule J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis   (Belgium)

^c Femicare vzw   (Belgium)

^d MULAGO HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Abnormal vaginal flora; Aerobic vaginitis; Bacterial vaginosis; General screening; HIV; Risk factors; Self testing; Vaginal pH

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MICROSCOPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION; UGANDA; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINA PH; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REAGENT STRIPS; SELF-EXAMINATION; SPECIMEN HANDLING; UGANDA; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857471425     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2011.011190     Document Type: Article

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