Acceptability of woman-delivered HIV self-testing to the male partner, and additional interventions: A qualitative study of antenatal care participants in Malawi: A

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Choko, Augustine Talumba ^a,c   Kumwenda, Moses Kelly ^a,b   Johnson, Cheryl Case ^g   Sakala, Doreen Wongera ^a   Chikalipo, Maria Chifuniro ^b,f   Fielding, Katherine ^c   Chikovore, Jeremiah ^d   Desmond, Nicola ^a,e   Corbett, Elizabeth Lucy ^a,c  

^a MALAWI LIVERPOOL WELLCOME TRUST CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Malawi)

^b Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital campus   (Malawi)

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

^d HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^e LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^g WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ANC; financial incentives; HIV; HIV self testing; Malawi; rapid HIV test; sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALAWI; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF EVALUATION; STUDY DESIGN; URBAN POPULATION; AMBULATORY CARE; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; FAMILY SIZE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREGNANCY; SELF CARE; SEXUALITY;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SELF CARE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 85036541775     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7448/IAS.20.1.21610     Document Type: Article

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