Using concept mapping to explore why patients become lost to follow up from an antiretroviral therapy program in the Zomba District of Malawi

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Rachlis, Beth ^a   Ahmad, Farah ^a,b   Van Lettow, Monique ^a,c   Muula, Adamson S ^d   Semba, Medson ^e   Cole, Donald C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c DIGNITAS INTERNATIONAL   (Malawi)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^e District Health Office   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy (ART); Concept mapping; HIV AIDS; Losses to follow up; Malawi

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALAWI; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARD;

ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; MALAWI; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84878691783     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-210     Document Type: Article

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