Factors associated with patterns of plural healthcare utilization among patients taking antiretroviral therapy in rural and urban South Africa: A cross-sectional study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Moshabela, Mosa ^a   Schneider, Helen ^b   Silal, Sheetal P ^c   Cleary, Susan M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral treatment; Healthcare utilization; Medical pluralism; Patient retention; South Africa; Urban rural

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF CARE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84863087475     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-182     Document Type: Review

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