Male involvement and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: An integrative review

Current HIV Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 169-177

  Auvinen, Jaana ^a   Kylmä, Jari ^a   Suominen, Tarja ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

HIV; Male involvement; PMTCT

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO AIDS; BREAST FEEDING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARTNER ATTITUDE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPOUSE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84875828114     PISSN: 1570162X     EISSN: 18734251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1570162X11311020009     Document Type: Review

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