Characteristics of clients who access mobile compared to clinic HIV counselling and testing services: A matched study from Cape Town, South Africa

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Meehan, Sue Ann ^a   Naidoo, Pren ^a   Claassens, Mareli M ^a   Lombard, Carl ^b   Beyers, Nulda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Clinic HCT; HIV counselling and testing; HIV risk; Males; Matched pairs; Mobile HCT; Opportunistic visits

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COUNSELING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COUNSELING; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84988579088     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-014-0658-2     Document Type: Article

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