Financial burden of health care for HIV/AIDS patients in Vietnam

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 212-218

  Tran, Bach X ^a,b   Duong, Anh T ^c   Nguyen, Long T ^c   Hwang, Jongnam ^a   Nguyen, Binh T ^c   Nguyen, Quynh T ^d   Nong, Vuong M ^b   Vu, Phu X ^f   Ohinmaa, Arto ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^e INSTITUTE OF HEALTH ECONOMICS   (Canada)

^f HANOI UNIVERSITY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral treatment; Cost; Financial burden; HIV AIDS; Out of pocket expenditure; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

FINANCIAL CRISIS; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; POVERTY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIET NAM;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VIETNAM;

HAI PHONG; HANOI; HO CHI MINH CITY; VIET NAM;

EID: 84872685003     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12032     Document Type: Article

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