Correlates of HIV infection among people visiting public HIV counseling and testing clinics in Mpumalanga, South Africa

African Health Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-16

  Peltzer, K ^a,b  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Clients; HIV counselling and testing centres; HIV status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; ORAL SEXUAL CONTACT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; POLYGAMY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA; UNSAFE SEX;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONDOMS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOUTH AFRICA; UNSAFE SEX; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 84859878092     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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