Concurrent use of complementary and alternative medicine with antiretroviral therapy reduces adherence to HIV medications

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 340-343

  Ekwunife, Obinna Ikechukwu ^a   Oreh, Chinekwu ^b   Ubaka, Chukwuemeka Micheal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

adherence; antiretroviral therapy; complementary and alternative medicine (CAM); HIV AIDS; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

EFAVIRENZ; LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; TENOFOVIR; ZIDOVUDINE;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FRUIT; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDITATION; NIGERIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SPIRITUAL HEALING; TRADITIONAL HEALER; TREATMENT DURATION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DATA COLLECTION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; NIGERIA; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866108296     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: 20427174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2012.00204.x     Document Type: Article

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