"just like fever": A qualitative study on the impact of antiretroviral provision on the normalisation of HIV in rural Tanzania and its implications for prevention

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Roura, Maria ^a   Wringe, Alison ^a   Busza, Joanna ^a   Nhandi, Benjamin ^b   Mbata, Doris ^b   Zaba, Basia ^a   Urassa, Mark ^b  

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

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SCREENING TEST; SELF CONTROL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SHAME; STIGMA; SUPPORT GROUP; TANZANIA;

EID: 71049169742     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-9-22     Document Type: Article

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