Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) for HIV usually involves two counseling sessions: one prior to taking the test known as "pre-test counseling" and...
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organization such as the Malawi AIDS Counseling and Resource Organisation (MACRO) provide door-to-door counseling and testing services, which have drastically...
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HIV/AIDS in Uganda (section Notes and references)
open a Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) clinic in Africa called AIDS Information Centre and pioneered the concept of voluntary HIV testing centers...
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Suzanne Maman (section Life and work)
Voluntary Counseling and Testing Clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Women's barriers to HIV-1 testing and disclosure: Challenges for HIV-1 voluntary counselling...
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Thomas J. Coates (section Honors and awards)
control trial to determine the efficacy of HIV voluntary counseling and testing in Kenya, Trinidad, and Tanzania. As the principal investigator for Project...
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AIDS Information Centre (category Medical and health organisations based in Uganda)
Non-Governmental Organization in Uganda established in 1990 to provide Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) for Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV). The Organization...
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HIV/AIDS in Tanzania (section HIV testing)
standards, and access to voluntary counseling and testing services varies greatly. Overall, while services may be available, the human and physical infrastructure...
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Ashley Judd (section Sexual harassment and assault)
YouthAid's Ambassador Ashley Judd launches US-funded Newstart Voluntary Counseling and Testing Centre (VCT) for HIV/AIDS in Cape Town "Sarah Palin's Ongoing...
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HIV/AIDS (redirect from AIDS and Infections)
becoming infected with HIV. Voluntary counseling and testing people for HIV does not affect risky behavior in those who test negative but does increase...
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Ingwavuma (section Services and facilities)
Ingwavuma Orphan Care. A mobile voluntary counseling and testing unit (VCT) was started in 2008 by Ingwavuma Orphan Care. It tests around 5000 people a year...
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genetic testing and genetic counseling. Many studies have examined the attitudes of the lay public toward genetic counseling and genetic testing. Barriers...
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and coordination; family and community; and monitoring and evaluation. The Plan stresses the importance of expanding access to voluntary counseling and...
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HIV/AIDS in China (redirect from Hiv and aids in china)
Schumacher JE, Creger TN, Wilson CM, Dong B, Vermund SH. HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing among Injection Drug Users in South China: A Study of a Non-Government...
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visits include pre and post-test HIV counseling, blood draws for CD4, an appointment for CD4 results, partner testing, hemoglobin testing, WHO HIV clinical...
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people in uniform, and young people; Voluntary counseling and testing targeting MARGs and PMTCT; and Clinical services: ensure availability of antiretroviral...
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Think Positive (category Medical and health organisations based in Lebanon)
Sessions. Counseling. Voluntary Counseling and Testing.[citation needed] People With AIDS — self-empowering movement AIDS advocacy HIV and AIDS misconceptions...
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increased Sexually Transmitted Infection treatment and increased usage of voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) services. The program targeted communication...
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'drop-in centers' and 'voluntary counseling and testing' centers for the female sex workers. These centers provide disease prevention tools and examine the...
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necessary. Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) centers have been established as effective ways to disseminate information about HIV testing and ways to...
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Kunming (section Ming and Qing dynasties)
Demand Reduction and HIV/AIDS Prevention Social Development Division, United Nations ESCAP Kobusingye KA. "Voluntary counseling and testing among injecting...
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Galck+ (redirect from Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya)
December 2008, galck+ mobilized 230 LGBTI people to attend voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) services held at the centre. This was the first time...
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Rukwa Region (section Tourism and Reserves)
Initiative Testing and Counseling (PITC) services, up from 86 percent in 2008 when 57 sites offered Voluntary, Counseling and Testing (VCT) services and 20 CTC...
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Kicoshep (category Medical and health organisations based in Kenya)
HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in Nairobi. Kicoshep, a pioneer of the Voluntary Counseling and Testing concept, now has a network of VCT centers across Kenya. The...
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Diagnosis of HIV/AIDS (redirect from HIV testing)
antibody or antigen test can detect HIV. The median window period for antibody/antigen testing is 18 days. Nucleic acid testing (NAT) further reduces...
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Miranda warning (redirect from You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you.)
knowing, voluntary, and intelligent. For example, the warning may be phrased as follows: You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will...
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workplace, and mass media campaigns have largely failed to significantly impact South African townships. For example, HIV voluntary counseling and testing programmes...
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in the British Medical Journal in 2012, and been cited by charity evaluators and academics alongside DCP2 and the Copenhagen Consensus. In May 1998, Gro...
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Churches in Kenya. She therein promoted voluntary counseling and testing for HIV/AIDS as well as contraceptive use, and campaigned against female genital mutilation...
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