Patients adherence to anti-retroviral therapy in Botswana

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 149-157

  Kip, Esther ^a   Ehlers, Valerie J ^a,b   Van Der Wal, Dirk M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b University of South Africa ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adherence; ART (anti retroviral therapy); Botswana; Health belief model (HBM); Health beliefs; HIVAIDS; Perceived barriers; Perceived benefits; Perceived self efficacy; Perceived severity; Perceived susceptibility

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; STATISTICS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; BOTSWANA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650022933     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2009.01266.x     Document Type: Article

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