Qualitative assessment of the integration of HIV services with infant routine immunization visits in Tanzania

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Wallace, Aaron ^a   Kimambo, Sajida ^a   Dafrossa, Lyimo ^b   Rusibamayila, Neema ^b   Rwebembera, Anath ^b   Songoro, Juma ^c   Arthur, Gilly ^a   Luman, Elizabeth ^b   Finkbeiner, Thomas ^a   Goodson, James L ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Tanzania)

^c ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV; immunization; integration

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONFIDENTIALITY; COST CONTROL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIV TEST; HOUSEWIFE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOSLEM; MOTHER; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; PRODUCTIVITY; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STIGMA; TANZANIA; TRUST; URBAN AREA; WORKLOAD;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MOTHERS; TANZANIA;

EID: 84898539868     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000078     Document Type: Article

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