Includes abstract. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-94). / Home-based HIV counselling and testing (HBCT) is a wayt to provide confidential HIV testing in a person's home. As home-based testing has not yet been evaluated on a wide scale in Kenya among adult individuals [over age 15], this project is designed to assess in rural Kenya 1) overall acceptance rates and variables that predict differential acceptance rates of home-based HIV testing, 2) reasons for refusal of home-based testing, and 3) barriers to seeking treatment for people who are HIV positive.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/12137 |
Date | January 2009 |
Creators | Nakao, Jolene H |
Contributors | Mathews, Catherine |
Publisher | University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Public Health and Family Medicine |
Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Master Thesis, Masters, MPH |
Format | application/pdf |
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