Community perception and beliefs about blood draw for clinical research in ghana

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 261-265

  Boahen, Owusu ^a   Owusu Agyei, Seth ^a   Febir, Lawrence Gyabaa ^a   Tawiah, Charlotte ^a   Tawiah, Theresa ^a   Afari, Samuel ^a   Newton, Samuel ^a  

^a KINTAMPO HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Blood draw; Clinical research; Community perception; Laboratory investigations; Rumours

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL VALUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GHANA; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PERCEPTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; RITUAL;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CULTURE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GHANA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84882973948     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trt012     Document Type: Article

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