Associations between Mode of HIV Testing and Consent, Confidentiality, and Referral: A Comparative Analysis in Four African Countries

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Obermeyer, Carla Makhlouf ^a   Neuman, Melissa ^b   Desclaux, Alice ^c   Wanyenze, Rhoda ^d   Ky Zerbo, Odette ^e   Cherutich, Peter ^f   Namakhoma, Ireen ^g   Hardon, Anita ^h  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^e Programme d'Appui au Monde Associatif et Communautaire   (Burkina Faso)

^f MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^g Research for Equity and Community Health Trust   (Malawi)

^h UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENTIALITY; COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; KENYA; MALAWI; MEDICAL CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; SATISFACTION; UGANDA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

BURKINA FASO; CONFIDENTIALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALAWI; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UGANDA;

EID: 84868156090     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001329     Document Type: Article

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