Patterns and implications of medical pluralism among HIV/AIDS patients in rural South Africa

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 842-852

  Moshabela, M ^a,f   Pronyk, P ^a,b   Williams, N ^c   Schneider, H ^d   Lurie, M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral treatment; Health system; HIV; Medical pluralism; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79959949259     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9747-3     Document Type: Article

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