Household-Based HIV Counseling and Testing as a Platform for Referral to HIV Care and Medical Male Circumcision in Uganda: A Pilot Evaluation

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Tumwebaze, Henry ^a   Tumwesigye, Elioda ^a   Baeten, Jared M ^b   Kurth, Ann E ^c   Revall, Jennifer ^b   Murnane, Pamela M ^b   Chang, Larry W ^d,e   Celum, Connie ^b  

^a Integrated Community Based Initiatives ^*  (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CIRCUMCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV TEST; HOME CARE; HOUSEHOLD BASED HIV COUNSELING AND TESTING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; UGANDA;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; COUNSELING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBABILITY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TIME FACTORS; UGANDA;

EID: 84871284176     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051620     Document Type: Article

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