Traditional medicine for HIV infected patients in antiretroviral therapy in a tertiary hospital in Kano, Northwest Nigeria

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 152-155

  Tamuno, Igbiks ^a  

^a BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adherence; Antiretroviral; HIV; Medicines; Traditional

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; NIGERIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952375162     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60058-8     Document Type: Article

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