Pretreatment loss-to-follow-up after HIV diagnosis from 27 counseling and testing centers across India: Findings from a cohort study

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 223-231

  Sarna, Avina ^a   Sebastian, Mary ^a   Bachani, Damodar ^b   Sogarwal, Ruchi ^c   Battala, Madhusudana ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (India)

^b LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

access to care; antiretroviral therapy; HIV; India; PLHIV; pretreatment loss to follow up

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCESS TO CARE; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV; INDIA; PLHIV; PRETREATMENT LOSS-TO-FOLLOW-UP;

ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMPLOYMENT; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; OCCUPATIONS; PERCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SINGLE PERSON; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84900330311     PISSN: 23259574     EISSN: 23259582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545109712469686     Document Type: Article

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