Perceived acceptability of home-based couples voluntary HIV counseling and testing in Northern Tanzania

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 413-419

  Njau, B ^a,b   Watt, M H ^c   Ostermann, J ^c,d   Manongi, R ^a,b   Sikkema, K J ^c,d  

^a KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Tanzania)

^b KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV testing; HIV AIDS; home based counselingl; Tanzania; testing

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONFIDENTIALITY; DECISION MAKING; DIVORCE; FEAR; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOME; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL STIGMA; TANZANIA;

ADULT; COUNSELING; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL STIGMA; SPOUSES; TANZANIA;

EID: 84859752306     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2011.608796     Document Type: Article

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