Ethical implications of HIV self-testing: The game is far from being over

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 25, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Bain, Luchuo Engelbert ^a,b   Ditah, Chobufo Muchi ^c   Awah, Paschal Kum ^b,d   Ekukwe, Nkoke Clovis ^d  

^a Ministry of Defense   (Cameroon)

^b Centre For Population Studies and Health Promotion CPSHP   (Cameroon)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

AIDS; Ethics; HIV; Self testing

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONFIDENTIALITY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; NOTE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PREVALENCE; PRIVACY; SELF EVALUATION; STIGMA; TRUST; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHICS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV INFECTIONS; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF CARE; SOCIAL STIGMA;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF CARE; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 85012115826     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19378688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2016.25.114.8303     Document Type: Note

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