Predictors of late presentation for HIV diagnosis: A literature review and suggested way forward

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-30

  Mukolo, Abraham ^a   Villegas, Raquel ^b   Aliyu, Muktar ^a   Wallston, Kenneth A ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Late HIV diagnosis; Late presentation; Psychosocial predictors

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEAR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEAR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL STIGMA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872685052     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-0097-6     Document Type: Review

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