High HIV prevalence among children presenting for general consultation in rural Cameroon

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 742-744

  Zoufaly, A ^a   Hammerl, R ^b   Sunjoh, F ^c   Jochum, J ^a   Nassimi, N ^d   Awasom, C ^c   Tayong, G ^c   Sauter, F ^c   Schmiedel, S ^a   Van Lunzen, J ^a   Burchard, G ^d   Feldt, T ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b Altonaer Kinderkrankenhaus   (Germany)

^c Bamenda Regional Hospital   (Cameroon)

^d BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

AIDS; Children; HIV; Screening; Seroprevalence; Sub Saharan Africa; VCT

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HIV RAPID TEST; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SECONDARY CARE CENTER; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AGE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFANT; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; SCREENING; SEROPREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; VCT;

AIDS; CHILDREN; HIV; SCREENING; SEROPREVALENCE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; VCT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAMEROON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84908028849     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: 17581052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956462413518762     Document Type: Article

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