Associations between alcohol use, other psychosocial factors, structural factors and antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence among South African ART recipients

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 519-524

  Morojele, Neo K ^a,b   Kekwaletswe, Connie T ^a   Nkosi, Sebenzile ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Antiretroviral therapy adherence; Psychosocial factors; South Africa; Structural factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84896391157     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0583-0     Document Type: Article

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