New findings in HIV/AIDS epidemiology described by M. Fabiani and co-researchers

Researchers detail in "Investigating factors associated with uptake of HIV voluntary counselling and testing among pregnant women living in North Uganda," new data in HIV/AIDS. According to a study from Rome, Italy, "We investigated factors potentially associated with the uptake of HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT), which is the first step in acceding to programmes for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection. For the period 2001-2003, we estimated the VCT uptake among the 12,252 first-time attendees of the Antenatal Clinic (ANC) at Lacor Hospital (Gulu District, North Uganda)."

"Associations between VCT uptake and socio-demographic...

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