Opt-out provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling in primary care outpatient clinics in Zambia

• Main Authors: Stephanie M Topp (Author), Julien M Chipukuma (Author), Matimba M Chiko (Author), Chibesa S Wamulume (Author), Carolyn Bolton-Moore (Author), Stewart E Reid (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To increase case-finding of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Zambia and their referral to HIV care and treatment by supplementing existing client-initiated voluntary counselling and testing (VCT), the dominant mode of HIV testing in the country. METHODS: Lay counsellor...