Health literacy in the context of HIV treatment: Introducing the brief estimate of health knowledge and action (BEHKA)-HIV version

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 181-188

  Osborn, Chandra Y ^a   Davis, Terry C ^b   Bailey, Stacy Cooper ^c   Wolf, Michael S ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; BEHKA; Health literacy; HIV; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BLOOD; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH LITERACY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77949331267     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-008-9484-z     Document Type: Article

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