Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) services and their contribution to access to HIV diagnosis in Brazil Contribuição dos Centros de Testagem e Aconselhamento (CTA) para o acesso ao diagnóstico da infecção pelo HIV no Brasil

• Main Authors: Alexandre Grangeiro (Author), Maria Mercedes Escuder (Author), Maria Amélia Veras (Author), Draurio Barreira (Author), Dulce Ferraz (Author), Jorge Kayano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) Network was implemented in Brazil in the 1980s to promote anonymous and confidential access to HIV diagnosis. As a function of the population and dimensions of the local epidemic, the study assessed the network's coverage, using data from a self-applie...