Gender differences in quality of life outcomes of HIV/AIDS treatment in the latent feminization of HIV epidemics in Vietnam

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

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1187-1196

  Tran, Bach Xuan ^a,b   Ohinmaa, Arto ^a   Nguyen, Long Thanh ^c   Oosterhoff, Pauline ^d   Vu, Phu Xuan ^e   Vu, Tam Van ^f   Larsson, Mattias ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

^d ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^e HANOI UNIVERSITY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

^f KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

antiretroviral treatment; gender; HIV; quality of life; Vietnam; WHOQOL HIV

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FEMINIZATION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIET NAM;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMICS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIETNAM;

EID: 84864708904     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2012.658752     Document Type: Article

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