Characteristics of psychosocial support seeking during HIV-related treatment in western Kenya

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 595-601

  Shacham, Enbal ^a   Reece, Michael ^b   Ong'or, Willis Owino ^c,d   Omollo, Otieno ^c   Monahan, Patrick O ^e   Ojwang, Claris ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^d Academic Model for Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS ^*  (Kenya)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; GENDER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARANOIA; PROPHYLAXIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SEXUALITY; SOMATIZATION; WIDOW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 47849102746     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2007.0213     Document Type: Article

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