Supporting children to adhere to anti-retroviral therapy in urban Malawi: Multi method insights

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Weigel, Ralf ^a   Makwiza, Ireen ^b   Nyirenda, Jean ^c   Chiunguzeni, Darles ^a   Phiri, Sam ^a   Theobald, Sally ^d  

^a KAMUZU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

^b Research for Equity and Community Health Trust   (Malawi)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PROJECT   (Malawi)

^d LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; STAVUDINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG CAPSULE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALAWI; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SYRUP; TABLET; TREATMENT DURATION; ADOLESCENT; CAREGIVER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE;

EID: 68449084437     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-9-45     Document Type: Article

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