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Effect of provider-initiated testing and counselling and integration of ART services on access to HIV diagnosis and treatment for children in Lilongwe, Malawi: a pre- post comparison

BACKGROUND: The HIV prevalence in Malawi is 12% and Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH), in the capital Lilongwe, is the main provider of adult and paediatric HIV services in the central region. The Lighthouse at KCH offers opt-in HIV testing and counselling (HTC) for adults and children. In June 2004, Li...

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Autores principales:	Weigel, Ralf, Kamthunzi, Portia, Mwansambo, Charles, Phiri, Sam, Kazembe, Peter N
Formato:	Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2009
Materias:	Research article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2803160/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20021641 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-9-80

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