Barriers to contraception among HIV-positive women in a periurban district of Uganda

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 661-666

  Mbonye, A K ^a   Hansen, K S ^b   Wamono, F ^c   Magnussen, P ^d  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

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

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Contraception; HIV testing; HIV AIDS; PMTCT; Private midwives; Uganda; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MIDWIFE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; QUESTIONNAIRES; UGANDA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84867059322     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.009357     Document Type: Article

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