Health literacy, antiretroviral adherence, and HIV-RNA suppression: A longitudinal perspective

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 835-840

  Paasche Orlow, Michael K ^a   Cheng, Debbie M ^a   Palepu, Anita ^b   Meli, Seville ^a   Faber, Vincent ^c   Samet, Jeffrey H ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c DM STAT Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Health literacy; HIV; Literacy

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; VIRUS RNA;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; RNA ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 33745791124     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00527.x     Document Type: Article

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