Program synergies and social relations: Implications of integrating HIV testing and counselling into maternal health care on care seeking

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  An, Selena J ^a   George, Asha S ^a   LeFevre, Amnesty ^a   Mpembeni, Rose ^b   Mosha, Idda ^b   Mohan, Diwakar ^a   Yang, Ann ^a   Chebet, Joy ^a   Lipingu, Chrisostom ^c   Killewo, Japhet ^b   Winch, Peter ^a   Baqui, Abdullah H ^a   Kilewo, Charles ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^c JHPIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

ANC; Care seeking; HIV testing and counselling; Integration; Patient provider interaction; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CONFIDENTIALITY; COUNSELING; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERVIEW; MASS SCREENING; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CONFIDENTIALITY; COUNSELING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MASS SCREENING; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924528750     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-014-1336-3     Document Type: Article

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