A comparative analysis of national HIV policies in six African countries with generalized epidemics;Analyse comparative des politiques nationales de lutte contre le VIH dans six pays africains où l’épidémie est généralisée;Un análisis comparativo de las políticas nacionales sobre el VIH en seis países africanos con epidemias generalizadas

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 457-467

  Church, Kathryn ^a   Kiweewa, Francis ^b   Dasgupta, Aisha ^a   Mwangome, Mary ^c   Mpandaguta, Edith ^d   Gómez Olivé, Francesc Xavier ^e   Oti, Samuel ^f   Todd, Jim ^a   Wringe, Alison ^a   Geubbels, Eveline ^c   Crampin, Amelia ^a   Nakiyingi Miiro, Jessica ^g   Hayashi, Chika ^h   Njage, Muthoni ⁱ   Wagner, Ryan G ^e   Ario, Alex Riolexus ^j   Makombe, Simon D ^k   Mugurungi, Owen ^l   Zaba, Basia ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^c IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^d Manicaland HIV STD Prevention Project   (Zimbabwe)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^f AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

^g MRC UVRI Uganda Research Unit on HIV AIDS   (Uganda)

^h WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

ⁱ World Health Organization ^*  (Kenya)

^j MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^k MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

^l MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE   (Zimbabwe)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; NATIONAL PLANNING; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE ADHERENCE; MALAWI; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPIDEMICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POLICY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84936101986     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.14.147215     Document Type: Article

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