The transition to living with HIV as a chronic condition in rural Uganda: Working to create order and control when on antiretroviral therapy

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 375-382

  Russell, Steven ^a   Seeley, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; Chronic illness; HIV; Livelihood; Self management; Transformation; Transition; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; POVERTY; RURAL AREA;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPIRITUAL CARE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UGANDA;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; UGANDA;

UGANDA;

EID: 73149119770     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.10.039     Document Type: Article

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