Community-based accompaniment and psychosocial health outcomes in HIV-infected adults in Rwanda: A prospective study

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 368-380

  Thomson, Dana R ^a   Rich, Michael L ^a,b,c   Kaigamba, Felix ^d   Socci, Adrienne R ^b   Hakizamungu, Massudi ^b   Bagiruwigize, Emmanuel ^d   Binagwaho, Agnes ^a,d   Franke, Molly F ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b PARTNERS IN HEALTH   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Rwanda Ministry of Health   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

ART; Community health worker; HIV; Mental health; Mixed effect

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; RWANDA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; DEPRESSION; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; RWANDA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84893869287     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0431-2     Document Type: Article

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