Impact of systematic HIV testing on case finding and retention in care at a primary care clinic in South Africa

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1411-1419

  Clouse, Kate ^a   Hanrahan, Colleen F ^a   Bassett, Jean ^b   Fox, Matthew P ^c,d,e   Sanne, Ian ^c   Van Rie, Annelies ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b Witkoppen Health and Welfare Centre   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV counselling and testing; HIV AIDS; loss to follow up; provider initiated HIV counselling and testing; retention in care; voluntary counselling and testing

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

DISEASE TREATMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; HOSPITAL SECTOR; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOUTH AFRICA;

GAUTENG; JOHANNESBURG; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 85007232582     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12387     Document Type: Article

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