Patient and provider attitudes to emergency department-based HIV counselling and testing in South Africa

• Main Authors: Bhakti Hansoti (Author), Sarah E. Hill (Author), Madeleine Whalen (Author), David Stead (Author), Andy Parrish (Author), Richard Rothman (Author), Yu-Hsiang Hsieh (Author), Thomas C. Quinn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The national South African HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) guidelines mandate that voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) should be offered in all healthcare facilities. Emergency departments (EDs) are at the forefront of many healthcare facilities, yet VCT is not routinely implemente...