Policy and practice, lost in transition: Reasons for high drop-out from pre-antiretroviral care in a resource-poor setting of eastern Uganda

Health Policy

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 153-158

  Lubega, Muhamadi ^a,c,d   Nsabagasani, Xavier ^b   Tumwesigye, Nazarius M ^c   Wabwire Mangen, Fred ^c   Ekström, Anna Mia ^d   Pariyo, George ^c   Peterson, Stefan ^c,d,e  

^a Iganga District Health Department   (Uganda)

^b Northern Uganda Transition Initiative   (Uganda)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^d IHCAR   (Sweden)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Loss to follow up; Pre ARV care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPETITION; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UGANDA; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT DROPOUTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STEREOTYPING; TRANSPORTATION; UGANDA; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77950929742     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.11.021     Document Type: Article

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