HIV-positive women in Australia explain their use and non-use of antiretroviral therapy in preventing mother-to-child transmission

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

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 578-584

  McDonald, Karalyn ^a   Kirkman, Maggie ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; HIV; HIV positive women; Mother to child transmission; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 79955988443     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2010.482124     Document Type: Article

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