Challenges with non-uptake of home-based HIV screening among siblings of HIV positive children in Calabar, Nigeria.

Background: Knowledge of HIV status is critical to expanding access to HIV treatment, care and support in a timely manner. Household members of HIV positive persons often are also infected but unaware of their HIV status with consequent diagnosis and treatment gaps. Targeting siblings of index HIV i...

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Main Authors: Chimaeze Torty, Sunday Oteikwu Ochigbo, Chigozie Uzomba, Komomo Eyong, Ogonna Nwankwo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
hiv
Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2019;volume=28;issue=4;spage=431;epage=439;aulast=Torty;type=0