Living with HIV postdiagnosis: A qualitative study of the experiences of Nairobi slum residents

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Wekesa, Eliud ^a   Coast, Ernestina ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; KENYA; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

EID: 84878432873     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002399     Document Type: Article

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