Perceptions about the acceptability of assessments of HIV medication adherence in Lilongwe, Malawi and Chennai, India

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 443-450

  Safren, Steven A ^a,b,j   Kumarasamy, N ^c   Hosseinipour, Mina ^d   Harwood, Meaghan M ^a   Hoffman, Irving ^d   McCauley, Marybeth ^e   Jumbe, Allan ^f   Nyirenda, Christina ^f   Mimiaga, Matthew J ^a,g   Solomon, Suniti ^c   Celentano, David ^h   Mayer, Kenneth H ^a,i  

^a Research and Evaluation Department   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c YRG CARE   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^f KAMUZU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

^g HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^h JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

ⁱ MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^j Research Department   (United States)

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Author keywords

Adherence; Antiretroviral therapy; Developing countries; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; SAMPLE SIZE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALAWI; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33746791484     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-006-9094-6     Document Type: Article

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