Providers' perspectives on male involvement in family planning in the context of a cluster-randomized controlled trial evaluating integrating family planning into HIV care in Nyanza Province, Kenya

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 31-37

  Tao, Amy R ^a   Onono, Maricianah ^b   Baum, Sarah ^c   Grossman, Daniel ^a,c   Steinfeld, Rachel ^a   Cohen, Craig R ^a   Bukusi, Elizabeth A ^b   Newmann, Sara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Delivery of health care; Family planning services; Health care provider; HIV; Integrated; Kenya; Men

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERVIEW; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE;

EID: 84911404248     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2014.954982     Document Type: Article

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