High levels of psychosocial readiness for ART in an African population at the onset of treatment

Sahara J

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 188-195

  Wolff, Brent ^a   Mbonye, Martin ^a   Amuron, Barbara ^a   Grosskurth, Heiner ^a   Coutinho, Alex ^b   Nkabala, Robert ^c   Jaffar, Shabbar ^d  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c The AIDS Support Organization (TASO)   (Uganda)

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

Author keywords

Adherence; Africa; Antiretroviral therapy; HIV; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UGANDA;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; POVERTY; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UGANDA;

EID: 77649138104     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2009.9724947     Document Type: Article

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