Women's Attitudes Toward Their Partners' Involvement in Antenatal Care and Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Cameroon, Africa

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 83-91

  Nkuoh, Godlove N ^a   Meyer, Dorothy J ^a   Nshom, Emmanuel M ^a  

^a CNM   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Cameroon; Couples counseling; HIV testing; Male participation; Partner involvement; Pregnant; Prevention of mother to child HIV transmission; Voluntary counseling and testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAMEROON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV TEST; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MATERNAL CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATERNAL ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAMEROON; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPOUSES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873275586     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2012.00208.x     Document Type: Article

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