Adherence to antiretroviral treatment in HIV-positive patients in the Cameroon context: Promoting the use of medication reminder methods

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 57, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Perrine, Roux ^a,b,c   Kouanfack, Charles ^d   Cohen, Julien ^a,b,c   Marcellin, Fabienne ^a,b,c   Boyer, Sylvie ^a,b,c   Delaporte, Eric ^e   Carrieri, Patrizia ^a,b,c   Laurent, Christian ^e   Spire, Bruno ^a,b,c  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIV   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c OBSERVATOIRE RÉGIONAL DE LA SANTÉ PROVENCE ALPES CÔTE D AZUR   (France)

^d YAOUNDÉ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Cameroon)

^e INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

adherence; Africa; antiretroviral treatment; HIV; reminder

Indexed keywords

EFAVIRENZ; LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; STAVUDINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REMINDER SYSTEM; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CAMEROON; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMINDER SYSTEMS;

EID: 79959755300     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318222b5c2     Document Type: Article

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