Adherence counseling and reminder text messages improve uptake of antiretroviral therapy in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 302-308

  Maduka, O ^a   Obin West, C I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adherence; Antiretroviral treatment; Counseling; Human immunodeficiency virus acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; People living with human immunodeficiency virus; Text message reminders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEXT MESSAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84880055376     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.113451     Document Type: Article

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