HIV knowledge and health-seeking behavior in Zambézia Province, Mozambique

Sahara J

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-46

  Audet, Carolyn M ^a   Sidat, Mohsin ^b   Blevins, Meridith ^b   Moon, Troy D ^b   Vergara, Alfredo ^b   Vermund, Sten H ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Africa; Health seeking behavior; HIV care; Mozambique; Patient knowledge; Rural health care services; Rural HIV; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MOZAMBIQUE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 84866171355     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2012.665257     Document Type: Article

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