Addressing social issues in a universal HIV test and treat intervention trial (ANRS 12249 TasP) in South Africa: Methods for appraisal

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Orne Gliemann, Joanna ^a   Larmarange, Joseph ^b,c   Boyer, Sylvie ^d   Iwuji, Collins ^c   McGrath, Nuala ^c,e   Bärnighausen, Till ^c,f   Zuma, Thembelile ^c   Dray Spira, Rosemary ^g,h   Spire, Bruno ^d   Rochat, Tamsen ^c   Lert, France ⁱ   Imrie, John ^c,j  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b Inserm   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^f HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g INSERM   (France)

^h SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

ⁱ CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^j UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Antiretroviral treatment; Behaviour; Community; Cost; HIV care; HIV infections; HIV testing; Social; South Africa

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS SCREENING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOUTH AFRICA;

FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASS SCREENING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOUTH AFRICA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84928735320     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1344-y     Document Type: Article

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