Factors underlying taking a child to HIV care: Implications for reducing loss to follow-up among HIV-infected and -exposed children

Sahara J

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-29

  Wachira, Juddy ^a   Middlestadt, Susan E ^b   Vreeman, Rachel ^b   Braitstein, Paula ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Caregivers; HIV care; Loss to follow up in children

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KENYA; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MOTHERS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84866156634     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2012.665255     Document Type: Article

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