Community adherence support improves programme retention in children on antiretroviral treatment: A multicentre cohort study in South Africa

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Grimwood, Ashraf ^a   Fatti, Geoffrey ^a   Mothibi, Eula ^a   Malahlela, Mokgadi ^a   Shea, Jawaya ^b   Eley, Brian ^b  

^a Kheth'Impilo   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral treatment; Children; Community based adherence support; HIV; Low income settings; Outcomes; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; NONNUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITOR; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR; STAVUDINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE PERCENTAGE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIV TEST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUTRITION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIRUS LOAD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIROLOGY;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84867471904     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7448/IAS.15.2.17381     Document Type: Article

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