Integrating syphilis screening in a large-scale HIV prevention program for key populations: The Avahan experience from India

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 484-488

  Parthasarathy, Mugundu R ^a   Narayanan, Prakash ^a   Das, Anjana ^a   Gurung, Anup ^b   Prabhakar, Parimi ^b   Wi, Teodora ^c  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b FHI360 ^*  (India)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

HIV prevention; ICST; Key population; Syphilis screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; POINT OF CARE TESTING; REAGIN TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYPHILIS;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SYPHILIS;

EID: 84879180057     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.2810     Document Type: Article

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