Assessing the HIV rapid test in the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Trinidad

HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care

Volumn 5, Issue , 2013, Pages 191-198

  Mungrue, Kameel ^a   Sahadool, Sayyad ^a   Evans, Reonda ^a   Boochay, Shalini ^a   Ragoobar, Faith ^a   Maharaj, Kiran ^a   Green, Shade ^a   Pennerman, Tamarah ^a   Tayopa, Oletlantse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

HIV status; HIV testing tool; Rapid testing; Voluntary testing and counseling (VCT)

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONDOM; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV RAPID TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SENSIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 84881285248     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/HIV.S30432     Document Type: Article

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