Introducing rapid oral-fluid HIV testing among high risk populations in Shandong, China: Feasibility and challenges

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Marley, Gifty ^a   Kang, Dianmin ^b   Wilson, Erin C ^c   Huang, Tao ^b   Qian, Yuesheng ^b   Li, Xiufang ^d   Tao, Xiaorun ^b   Wang, Guoyong ^b   Xun, Huanmiao ^a   Ma, Wei ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shandong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^c SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Feasibility and acceptance; HIV AIDS; Rapid oral fluid test; Saliva testing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MASS SCREENING; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SALIVA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SALIVA; SEX WORKERS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901976120     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-422     Document Type: Article

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