Factors facilitating and challenging access and adherence to antiretroviral therapy in a township in the Zambian Copperbelt: A qualitative study

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1155-1160

  Grant, Elizabeth ^a,b   Logie, Dorothy ^c   Masura, Mary ^d   Gorman, Dermot ^a   Murray, Scott A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^c Isubilo Community Resource Centre ^*

^d Primary Palliative Care Research Group   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Adherence; AIDS; Antiretroviral therapy; HIV; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUNGER; INCREASED APPETITE; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; ZAMBIA;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 56549121137     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120701854634     Document Type: Article

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