Strong effects of home-based voluntary HIV counselling and testing on acceptance and equity: A cluster randomised trial in Zambia

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 86, Issue , 2013, Pages 9-16

  Fylkesnes, Knut ^a   Sandøy, Ingvild Fossgard ^a   Jürgensen, Marte ^a   Chipimo, Peter J ^b   Mwangala, Sheila ^c   Michelo, Charles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^c UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Cluster randomized trial; Consent; Equity; HIV AIDS; Home based testing; Sub Saharan Africa; Voluntary counselling and testing (VCT); Zambia

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EQUITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; TESTING METHOD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIV TEST; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS COUNSELING; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; ZAMBIA;

ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS; ZAMBIA;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84876717603     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.02.036     Document Type: Article

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