HIV-related stigma and universal testing and treatment for HIV prevention and care: Design of an implementation science evaluation nested in the HPTN 071 (PopART) cluster-randomized trial in Zambia and South Africa

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1342-1354

  Hargreaves, James R ^a   Stangl, Anne ^b   Bond, Virginia ^a   Hoddinott, Graeme ^d   Krishnaratne, Shari ^a   Mathema, Hlengani ^d   Moyo, Maureen ^c   Viljoen, Lario ^d   Brady, Laura ^b   Sievwright, Kirsty ^b   Horn, Lyn ^d   Sabapathy, Kalpana ^a   Ayles, Helen ^a,c   Beyers, Nulda ^d   Bock, Peter ^d   Fidler, Sarah ^e   Griffith, Sam ^f   Seeley, Janet ^a   Hayes, Richard ^a  

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

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN   (United States)

^c ZAMBART   (Zambia)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; AIDS; HIV; Implementation science; Key populations; Stigma; Treatment as prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 85003017722     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czw071     Document Type: Article

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