Integrating reproductive health services into HIV care: Strategies for successful implementation in a lowresource HIV clinic in Lilongwe, Malawi

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 17-23

  Phiri, Sam ^a,b,g   Feldacker, Caryl ^a,c   Chaweza, Thomas ^a   Mlundira, Linly ^a   Tweya, Hannock ^a,d   Speight, Colin ^a   Samala, Bernadette ^a   Kachale, Fannie ^e   Umpierrez, Denise ^f   Haddad, Lisa ^f  

^a LIGHTHOUSE TRUST   (Malawi)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

^f EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g KAMUZU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; SCREENING TEST; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; ADULT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAWI; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84955121168     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jfprhc-2013-100816     Document Type: Article

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