Perceptions of door-to-door HIV counselling and testing in Botswana

Sahara J

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 171-178

  Kroeger, Karen ^a   Taylor, Allan ^a   Marlow, Heather ^b   Fleming, Douglas T ^c   Beyleveld, Vanessa ^d   Alwano, Mary Grace ^e   Kejelepula, Mabel Tebogo ^f   Chilume, Kentsenao Busang ^g   Smith, Dawn K ^a   Roels, Thierry H ^h   Kilmarx, Peter H ⁱ  

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

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

^d Premiere Personnel   (Botswana)

^e CDC Botswana   (Botswana)

^f Department of HIV AIDS Prevention and Care   (Botswana)

^g Botswana National AIDS Coordination Agency   (Botswana)

^h CDC's Division of Global HIV/Aids Programme   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Botswana; Counselling and testing; HIV AIDS; Home based HIV testing; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOTSWANA; CONFIDENTIALITY; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERODIAGNOSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOTSWANA; CONFIDENTIALITY; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866288796     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2011.9725001     Document Type: Article

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