Factors associated with adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy among children in two referral hospitals, northwest ethiopia

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 115-124

  Azmeraw, Daniel ^a   Wasie, Belaynew ^b  

^a Private Health Consultant ^*  (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Adherence; Associated factors; Children; Felegehiwot; Gondar; HAART; Northwest ethopia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CHILD; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84865228435     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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