Impact of an ASHA intervention on depressive symptoms among rural women living with AIDS in India: Comparison of the ASHA-Life and usual care program

AIDS Education and Prevention

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 280-293

  Nyamathi, Adeline ^a   Salem, Benissa E ^a   Meyer, Visha ^b   Ganguly, Kalyan K ^c   Sinha, Sanjeev ^d   Ramakrishnan, Padma ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c Indian Council for Medical Research   (India)

^d India Institute for Medical Sciences   (India)

^e People's Health Society   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITED SOCIAL HEALTH ACTIVIST LIFE INTERVENTION; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; COOKING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVENTION STUDIES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OCCUPATIONS; PARENTING; PILOT PROJECTS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862661104     PISSN: 08999546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2012.24.3.280     Document Type: Article

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