Patient-nominated, community-based HIV Treatment Supporters: Patient perspectives, feasibility, challenges, and factors for success in HIV-Infected South African Adults

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 96-102

  Duwell, Monique M ^a   Knowlton, Amy R ^a   Nachega, Jean B ^a,b   Efron, Anne ^c   Goliath, Rene ^d   Morroni, Chelsea ^b   Maartens, Gary ^b   Chaisson, Richard E ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FAMILY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISCELLANEOUS NAMED GROUPS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; SPOUSE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT SUPPORTER;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84873391481     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: 15577449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2012.0348     Document Type: Article

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