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An evaluation of a provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling (PITC) intervention for patients with sexually transmitted infections in Cape Town, South Africa

The objectives of the study were to assess the impact of a PITC intervention on HIV test uptake rates and on access to HIV care, to evaluate the extent to which ethical principles were upheld in its implementation, and to examine the influence of implementation factors on the intervention.

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Main Author: Leon, Natalie H
Other Authors: Mathews, Catherine
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Public Health and Family Medicine 2015
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10870 An evaluation of a provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling (PITC) intervention for patients with sexually transmitted infections in Cape Town, South Africa Leon, Natalie H Mathews, Catherine Lewin, Simon Public Health The objectives of the study were to assess the impact of a PITC intervention on HIV test uptake rates and on access to HIV care, to evaluate the extent to which ethical principles were upheld in its implementation, and to examine the influence of implementation factors on the intervention. 2015-01-01T12:48:16Z 2015-01-01T12:48:16Z 2011 Doctoral Thesis Doctoral PhD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10870 eng application/pdf Department of Public Health and Family Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town
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An evaluation of a provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling (PITC) intervention for patients with sexually transmitted infections in Cape Town, South Africa
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title An evaluation of a provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling (PITC) intervention for patients with sexually transmitted infections in Cape Town, South Africa
title_full An evaluation of a provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling (PITC) intervention for patients with sexually transmitted infections in Cape Town, South Africa
title_fullStr An evaluation of a provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling (PITC) intervention for patients with sexually transmitted infections in Cape Town, South Africa
title_full_unstemmed An evaluation of a provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling (PITC) intervention for patients with sexually transmitted infections in Cape Town, South Africa
title_short An evaluation of a provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling (PITC) intervention for patients with sexually transmitted infections in Cape Town, South Africa
title_sort evaluation of a provider initiated hiv testing and counselling pitc intervention for patients with sexually transmitted infections in cape town south africa
topic Public Health
url http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10870
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