The perceptions on male circumcision as a preventive measure against HIV infection and considerations in scaling up of the services: A qualitative study among police officers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Tarimo, Edith A M ^a   Francis, Joel M ^b   Kakoko, Deodatus ^a   Munseri, Patricia ^a   Bakari, Muhammad ^a   Sandstrom, Eric ^c  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^c STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

HIV; Male circumcision; Perception; Police officers; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CIRCUMCISION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TANZANIA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865099417     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-529     Document Type: Article

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