I want to stand on my own legs: A qualitative study of antiretroviral therapy adherence among HIV-positive women in Egypt

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

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 700-704

  Badahdah, Abdallah M ^a   Pedersen, Daphne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

adherence; AIDS; ART; Egypt; stigma

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EGYPT; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; EGYPT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956335555     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2010.534431     Document Type: Article

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