Doubts, denial and divine intervention: Understanding delayed attendance and poor retention rates at a HIV treatment programme in rural Tanzania

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

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 632-637

  Wringe, Alison ^a   Roura, Maria ^a   Urassa, Mark ^b   Busza, Joanna ^a   Athanas, Veronica ^b   Zaba, Basia ^a  

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

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Access; Antiretroviral therapy; Barriers; Facilitating factors; Health Belief Model; HIV; Psychosocial factors; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DENIAL; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF MODEL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TANZANIA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TANZANIA;

EID: 70349774770     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120802385629     Document Type: Article

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