Improved employment and education outcomes in households of HIV-infected adults with high CD4 cell counts: Evidence from a community health campaign in Uganda

AIDS

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 627-634

  Thirumurthy, Harsha ^a   Chamie, Gabriel ^b,c   Jain, Vivek ^b,c   Kabami, Jane ^c   Kwarisiima, Dalsone ^c   Clark, Tamara D ^b,c   Geng, Elvin ^b,c   Petersen, Maya L ^d   Charlebois, Edwin D ^b,c   Kamya, Moses R ^c,e   Havlir, Diane V ^b,c  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Uganda)

Author keywords

CD4 cell counts; community health campaigns; early ART initiation; employment outcomes

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UGANDA;

EID: 84873413088     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32835c54d8     Document Type: Article

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