Socioeconomic determinants of mortality in hiv: Evidence from a clinical cohort in Uganda

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 41-47

  Burkey, Matthew D ^a   Weiser, Sheri D ^b   Fehmie, Desiree ^c   Alamo Talisuna, Stella ^d   Sunday, Pamella ^d   Nannyunja, Joy ^d   Reynolds, Steven J ^e,f   Chang, Larry W ^f,g  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^d Reach Out Mbuya   (Uganda)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; lost to follow up; mortality; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOUSING; HOUSING TENURE INDEX SCORE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIAL STATUS; UGANDA; VITAL SIGN; WEALTH INDEX PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898538888     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000094     Document Type: Article

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