Living by the hoe in the age of treatment: Perceptions of household well-being after antiretroviral treatment among family members of persons with AIDS

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 509-519

  Kaler, Amy ^a   Alibhai, Arif ^a   Kipp, Walter ^a   Rubaale, Tom ^b   Konde Lule, Joseph ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Kabarole District Health Department   (Uganda)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral treatment; HIV AIDS; Households; Recovery; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INTERVIEW; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; UGANDA; WELLBEING;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UGANDA;

EID: 77951679583     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120903220287     Document Type: Article

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