Achieving high acceptability of HIV testing in a population-based survey among immigrants in Finland

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 393-398

  Tiittala, Paula J ^a   Kivelä, Pia S ^a   Ristola, Matti A ^a   Surcel, Helja Marja ^b   Koponen, Päivikki ^b   Mölsä, Mulki ^b   Ollgren, Jukka ^b   Liitsola, Kirsi ^b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

acceptability of HIV testing; health interview and examination survey (HIS HES); Immigrant population based study; universal HIV testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COUNSELING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COUNSELING; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84930509024     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494815573604     Document Type: Article

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