Factors associated with health service satisfaction among people living with HIV/AIDS: A cross sectional study at ART center in Chandigarh, India

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 100-107

  Devnani, Mahesh ^a   Gupta, Anil K ^a   Wanchu, Ajay ^a,b   Sharma, Rakesh K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; ART; HIV; India; satisfaction

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SANITATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863403434     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2011.592816     Document Type: Article

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