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HIV voluntary counseling and testing practices among military personnel and civilian residents in a military cantonment in southeastern Nigeria

Author(s) -

Lawrence Ulu Ogbonnaya

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

hiv/aids - research and palliative care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752

H-Index - 22

ISSN - 1179-1373

DOI - 10.2147/hiv.s23774

Subject(s) - military personnel , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , voluntary counseling and testing , turnover , medicine , psychology , family medicine , environmental health , political science , management , health services , law , population , health facility , economics

Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) services are expected to lower rates of HIV transmission through a reduction in high-risk sexual behavior and through improved access to medical treatment, care, and support. However, increasing access to and uptake of VCT, especially among groups at high risk for HIV infection, has remained a major challenge in Africa.

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