Distribution of antiretroviral treatment through self-forming groups of patients in Tete Province, Mozambique

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Decroo, Tom ^a   Telfer, Barbara ^a   Biot, Marc ^a   Maïkéré, Jacob ^a   Dezembro, Sergio ^a   Cumba, Luisa Isabel ^b   Das Dores, Carla ^b   Chu, Kathryn ^a,c   Ford, Nathan ^a,d  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b Provincial Health Department   (Mozambique)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

antiretroviral therapy; community engagement; retention; self management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONSULTATION; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOZAMBIQUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROUP PROCESSES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78751621006     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182055138     Document Type: Article

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