Religion and HIV diagnosis among Africans living in London

HIV Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 617-622

  Fakoya, I ^a   Johnson, A M ^a   Fenton, K A ^a   Anderson, J ^b   Nwokolo, N ^c   Sullivan, A K ^c   Munday, P ^d   Burns, F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d WEST HERTFORDSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African; Diagnosis; Faith; HIV AIDS; Religion; UK

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHRISTIAN; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOSLEM; NEGRO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SPIRITUAL HEALING; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS LOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FAITH HEALING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867526996     PISSN: 14642662     EISSN: 14681293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2012.01031.x     Document Type: Article

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