Traditional complementary and alternative medicine and antiretroviral treatment adherence among HIV patients in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-137

  Peltzer, Karl ^a,b   Preez, Natalie Friend du ^c   Ramlagan, Shandir ^a   Fomundam, Henry ^d   Anderson, Jane ^e  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Antiretroviral treatment adherence; Complementary; HIV patients; Kwazulu Natal; South Africa; Traditional

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPIRITUAL HEALING; THERAPY EFFECT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 79958142951     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v7i2.50871     Document Type: Article

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