Implementation of routine counselor-initiated opt-out HIV testing on the adult medical ward at Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2015, Pages e31-e35

  LaCourse, Sylvia M ^a,b   Chester, Frances M ^b   Matoga, Mitch ^b   Munthali, Charles ^c   Nsona, Dominic ^d   Haac, Bryce ^b,e   Hoffman, Irving F ^b,f   Hosseinipour, Mina C ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PROJECT   (Malawi)

^c KAMUZU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

^d LIGHTHOUSE TRUST   (Malawi)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV case finding; HIV prevalence; lay counselor; provider initiated HIV testing and counseling (PITC); task shifting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIV TEST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WARD; ADOLESCENT; AGED; COUNSELING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928420494     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000542     Document Type: Article

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