GPS-measured distance to clinic, but not self-reported transportation factors, are associated with missed HIV clinic visits in rural Uganda

AIDS

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1503-1508

  Siedner, Mark J ^a   Lankowski, Alexander ^a   Tsai, Alexander C ^a   Muzoora, Conrad ^b   Martin, Jeffrey N ^c   Hunt, Peter W ^c   Haberer, Jessica E ^a   Bangsberg, David R ^a,b,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance to clinic; Global positioning systems; HIV AIDS; Linkage to care; Sub Saharan Africa; Transportation; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KAPPA STATISTICS; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREA; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA;

EID: 84879091689     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32835fd873     Document Type: Article

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