The Quality of HIV Testing Services for Adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa: Do Adolescent-Friendly Services Make a Difference?

Autor:	Alan J. Flisher, Yolisa Mtshizana, Sally Guttmacher, Jean McCarthy, Vanessa Daries, Tobey Nelson, Catherine Mathews
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Gerontology Program evaluation medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject education Population Developing country GeneralLiterature_MISCELLANEOUS Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION medicine Confidentiality Quality (business) Reproductive health media_common education.field_of_study business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health virus diseases medicine.disease Psychiatry and Mental health Family medicine Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDSOCIETY business
Zdroj:	Journal of Adolescent Health. 44:188-190
ISSN:	1054-139X
DOI:	10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.05.009
Popis:	We used adolescent simulated clients to evaluate whether HIV testing services in clinics participating in an adolescent-friendly initiative in Cape Town were superior to regular clinic services. We found improved accessibility to HIV testing, but no impact on adolescent's experience of negative attitudes from health workers and confidentiality breaches.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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