Early uptake of HIV clinical care after testing HIV-positive during home-based testing and counseling in western Kenya

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 224-234

  Medley, Amy ^a   Ackers, Marta ^a   Amolloh, Manase ^b   Owuor, Patrick ^b   Muttai, Helen ^a   Audi, Beryl ^b   Sewe, Manquins ^b   Laserson, Kayla ^a,b  

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

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; HIV testing and counseling; HIV AIDS; Kenya

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PEER GROUP; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872683756     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0344-5     Document Type: Article

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