Prevalence and factors associated with traditional herbal medicine use among patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy in uganda

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Namuddu, Betty ^a   Kalyango, Joan N ^a   Karamagi, Charles ^a   Mudiope, Peter ^a   Sumba, Samwel ^a   Kalende, Henry ^a   Wobudeya, Eric ^a   Kigozi, Brian K ^a,b   Waako, Paul ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UGANDA; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; UGANDA;

EID: 80755159384     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-855     Document Type: Article

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