Older people living with HIV in Uganda: Understanding their experience and needs

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 295-305

  Kuteesa, Monica O ^a,b   Seeley, Janet ^b,d,e   Cumming, Robert G ^a,c   Negin, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Participant observation; Qualitative research; Serodiscordance; Social support; Socio cultural aspects; Stigma; Sub Saharan Africa; Treatment access

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL WORK; STIGMA; UGANDA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84873605557     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: 17279445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2012.754829     Document Type: Article

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