What is the cost of providing outpatient HIV counseling and testing and antiretroviral therapy services in selected public health facilities in Nigeria?

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 221-225

  Aliyu, Husaina Bello ^a   Chuku, Nkata Nwani ^a   Kola Jebutu, Abimbola ^a   Abubakar, Zubaida ^a   Torpey, Kwasi ^b   Chabikuli, Otto Nzapfurundi ^c  

^a Family Health International   (Nigeria)

^b Technical Family Health International   (Nigeria)

^c FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ART; cost; HIV AIDS; HTC; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; LAMIVUDINE PLUS NEVIRAPINE PLUS ZIDOVUDINE; LAMIVUDINE PLUS TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL; NEVIRAPINE;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NIGERIA; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NIGERIA; OUTPATIENTS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84866979348     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182683b04     Document Type: Article

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