A mixed methods approach to identifying factors related to voluntary HIV testing among injection drug users in Shanghai, China

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Du, Jiang ^a   Lombardi, Christina ^b   Evans, Elizabeth ^c   Jiang, Haifeng ^a   Zhao, Min ^a   Meng, Ying Ying ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Injection drug users; Mixed methods; Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONDOM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CHINA; COUNSELING; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 84862555722     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.02.013     Document Type: Article

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