Abbreviated HIV counselling and testing and enhanced referral to care in Uganda: A factorial randomised controlled trial

The Lancet Global Health

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Wanyenze, Rhoda K ^a   Kamya, Moses R ^b   Fatch, Robin ^c   Mayanja Kizza, Harriet ^b   Baveewo, Steven ^b   Szekeres, Gregory ^d   Bangsberg, David R ^e   Coates, Thomas ^d   Hahn, Judith A ^c  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNPROTECTED SEX; UNSAFE SEX; BLOOD; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HIV INFECTIONS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROCEDURES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME TO TREATMENT; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COUNSELING; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; UGANDA; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886592082     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2214109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(13)70067-6     Document Type: Article

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