Barriers to provider-initiated testing and counselling for children in a high HIV prevalence setting: a mixed methods study.

There is a substantial burden of HIV infection among older children in sub-Saharan Africa, the majority of whom are diagnosed after presentation with advanced disease. We investigated the provision and uptake of provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling (PITC) among children in primary health c...

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Main Authors: Katharina Kranzer, Jamilah Meghji, Tsitsi Bandason, Ethel Dauya, Stanley Mungofa, Joanna Busza, Karin Hatzold, Khameer Kidia, Hilda Mujuru, Rashida A Ferrand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-05-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4035250?pdf=render