High rates of HIV seroconversion in pregnant women and low reported levels of HIV testing among male partners in Southern Mozambique: Results from a mixed methods study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2014, Pages

  De Schacht, Caroline ^a   Hoffman, Heather J ^b   Mabunda, Nédio ^c   Lucas, Carlota ^a   Alons, Catharina L ^a   Madonela, Ana ^a   Vubil, Adolfo ^c   Ferreira, Orlando C ^d   Calú, Nurbai ^e   Santos, Iolanda S ^e   Jani, Ilesh V ^c   Guay, Laura ^a,b  

^a ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SAÚDE   (Mozambique)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIED BLOOD SPOT TESTING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEROCONVERSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; INTERVIEW; PREGNANCY; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919927928     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115014     Document Type: Article

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