Acceptability of a group intervention for initiates of antiretroviral therapy in Tanzania

Global Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 433-446

  Watt, Melissa H ^a   Aronin, Elizabeth H ^b   Maman, Suzanne ^c   Thielman, Nathan ^a   Laiser, John ^d   John, Muze ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^d Selian Lutheran Hospital   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Adherence; Antiretroviral therapy; HIV AIDS; Intervention; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; LAMIVUDINE PLUS NEVIRAPINE PLUS STAVUDINE;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LONELINESS; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA; TANZANIA;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CAREGIVERS; DISCLOSURE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TANZANIA;

EID: 79957834354     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2010.494162     Document Type: Article

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