PROVIDING INTEGRATED VOLUNTRY COUNSELLING AND TESTING (VCT) SERVICES IN UGANDA.
The aim of the study was to explore the nature and utilisation of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) service delivery to the Kasenyi fish landing site in the Wakiso district, Uganda, A qualitative, descriptive and explorative study was conducted and data were collected by conducting semi-struct...
| Publicado en: | Africa Journal of Nursing & Midwifery Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 52 - 64 |
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Unisa Press
2010
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