From caution to urgency: The evolution of HIV testing and counselling in Africa;De la prudence á l'urgence: L'évolution des activités de conseil et de dépistage du VIH en Afrique

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Baggaley, R ^a   Hensen, B ^b   Ajose, O ^c   Grabbe, K L ^d   Wong, V J ^e   Schilsky, A ^d   Lo, Y R ^a   Lule, F ^a   Granich, R ^a   Hargreaves, J ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c CLINTON HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; POLICY STRATEGY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TESTING METHOD;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENTIALITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT RIGHT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRENATAL CARE; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

AFRICA; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AFRICA;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 84865700203     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.11.100818     Document Type: Article

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