What are the reasons for poor uptake of HIV testing among patients with TB in an Eastern India District?
BACKGROUND: National policy in India recommends HIV testing of all patients with TB. In West Bengal state, only 28% of patients with TB were tested for HIV between April-June, 2010. We conducted a cross-sectional survey to understand patient, provider and health system related factors associated wit...
Main Authors: | Bipra Bishnu, Sudipto Bhaduri, Ajay M V Kumar, Eleanor S Click, Vineet Kumar Chadha, Srinath Satyanarayana, Sreenivas Achutan Nair, Devesh Gupta, Quazi T Ahmed, Silajit Sarkar, Durba Paul, Puneet Dewan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3585810?pdf=render |
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