Delayed initiation of antiretroviral therapy among HIV-discordant couples in Kenya

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 265-272

  Kahn, Talia R ^a,b   Desmond, Michelle ^b   Rao, Deepa ^b   Marx, Grace E ^c   Guthrie, Brandon L ^b   Bosire, Rose ^d   Choi, Robert Y ^b   Kiarie, James N ^e   Farquhar, Carey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Africa; antiretroviral therapy; HIV AIDS; serodiscordant; serodiscordant couples

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; LIMB WEAKNESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENSTRUATION; NAIROBI SHEEP DISEASE; NAUSEA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THERAPY DELAY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROSORTING; HUMANS; KENYA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874258896     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2012.712660     Document Type: Article

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