Patient costs associated with accessing HIV/AIDS care in Malawi

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 16, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Pinto, Andrew D ^a,b   Van Lettow, Monique ^c,d   Rachlis, Beth ^d   Chan, Adrienne K ^a,c,d   Sodhi, Sumeet K ^c,e,f  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c DIGNITAS INTERNATIONAL   (Malawi)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Antiretroviral therapy; Costs and cost analysis; Highly active; HIV; Malawi

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRALIZATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECENTRALIZATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; URBAN HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; HIGHLY ACTIVE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MALAWI; RURAL POPULATION; TRAVEL; URBAN POPULATION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HIGHLY ACTIVE; HIV; MALAWI;

ADULT; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; TRAVEL; URBAN POPULATION;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879173340     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7448/IAS.16.1.18055     Document Type: Article

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