Home-based HIV counseling and testing: Client experiences and perceptions in Eastern Uganda

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Kyaddondo, David ^a   Wanyenze, Rhoda K ^b   Kinsman, John ^c   Hardon, Anita ^d  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Africa; Home based HIV counseling and testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UGANDA;

ADULT; CONFIDENTIALITY; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UGANDA;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84868648829     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-966     Document Type: Article

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