Do men and women with HIV differ in their quality of life? A study from South India

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 110-117

  Chandra, Prabha S ^a   Satyanarayana, Veena A ^a   Satishchandra, P ^a   Satish, K S ^b   Kumar, Mahendra ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

^b Seva Clinic   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; HIV; India; Quality of life; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FORGIVENESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149090401     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-008-9434-9     Document Type: Article

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