HIV counseling and testing and access-to-care needs of populations most-at-risk for HIV in Nigeria

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-94

  Ahmed, Saidu ^a   Delaney, Kevin ^b   Villalba Diebold, Pacha ^c   Aliyu, Gambo ^a,c   Constantine, Niel ^c   Ememabelem, Martins ^d   Vertefeuille, John ^b   Blattner, William ^c   Nasidi, Abdulsalami ^a,d   Charurat, Man ^c  

^a Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Reach Care Foundation   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

HIV counseling and testing; Most at risk populations; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NIGERIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870912616     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2012.686597     Document Type: Article

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