Patient retention and attrition on antiretroviral treatment at district level in rural Malawi

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 594-600

  Massaquoi, M ^a   Zachariah, R ^b   Manzi, M ^b   Pasulani, O ^a,c   Misindi, D ^a   Mwagomba, B ^c   Bauernfeind, A ^c   Harries, Anthony D ^d,e  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Belgium)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

^d INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; Attrition; Decentralisation; HIV; Malawi; Retention

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RURAL AREA; SCALE UP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349166156     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.02.012     Document Type: Article

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