A systematic review of qualitative findings on factors enabling and deterring uptake of HIV testing in Sub-Saharan Africa

Maurice Musheke; Harriet Ntalasha; Sara Gari; Oran Mckenzie; Virginia Bond; Adriane Martin-Hilber; Sonja Merten

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-220

A systematic review of qualitative findings on factors enabling and deterring uptake of HIV testing in Sub-Saharan Africa

Dados Bibliográficos

ID	23317427
Autores	Maurice Musheke (0000-0001-9968-7540), Harriet Ntalasha, Sara Gari, Oran Mckenzie, Virginia Bond (0000-0002-6815-4239), Adriane Martin-Hilber, Sonja Merten (0000-0003-4115-106X)
Ano	2013
Volume	13
Fascículo	1
Data de publicação	2013-12-01
Peer Reviewed	Sim
Open Access	Sim
Tipo	ARTICLE
Periódico	BMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódico	ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
Editora	Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1186/1471-2458-13-220
PMID	23497196
PMCID	PMC3610106
Idioma	EN
Citações recebidas	134
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