Characteristics, treatment, and antiretroviral prophylaxis adherence of South African rape survivors

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-71

  Carries, Stanley ^a   Muller, Fritse ^b   Muller, Frederick J ^a   Morroni, Chelsea ^c   Wilson, Douglas ^a,d  

^a Pietermaritzburg Hospitals Complex   (South Africa)

^b Lifeline Rape Crisis   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d EDENDALE HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adherence; Postrape antiretroviral prophylaxis; Survivor characteristics

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; LAMIVUDINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RAPE; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SURVIVORS;

EID: 34848904535     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31813e62f8     Document Type: Article

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