Open AccessThe Côte dʼIvoire national HIV counseling and testing program for tuberculosis patients
Author(s) -
L. Abouya,
Issa Coulibaly,
Stefan Z. Wiktor,
Daouda Coulibaly,
M. N'kragbo,
A. N'gbo,
H. Zahui,
Kamadore Touré,
K. Jacquemin,
M. San-Koffi,
Alain Ackah,
Madeleine Sassan-Morokro,
Chantal Maurice,
J. P. Whitaker,
Kevin M. De Cock,
Alan E. Greenberg
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/00002030-199805000-00012
Subject(s) - cote d ivoire , tuberculosis , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sida , serology , family medicine , pediatrics , demography , viral disease , immunology , antibody , philosophy , pathology , sociology , humanities
To describe the implementation of a free, voluntary and confidential HIV counseling and testing program for patients with newly diagnosed tuberculosis at the eight large outpatient tuberculosis centers in Côte d'Ivoire, and to present epidemiologic findings on participating patients.