A peer adherence support intervention to improve the antiretroviral treatment outcomes of HIV patients in South Africa: The moderating role of family dynamics

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 113, Issue , 2014, Pages 145-153

  Wouters, Edwin ^a,b   Masquillier, Caroline ^a   Ponnet, Koen ^a   le Roux Booysen, Frederik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral treatment; Family functioning; HIV AIDS; Peer adherence support; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TREATMENT; FAMILY STRUCTURE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN RESOURCE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTERVIEW; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEER GROUP; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; FOLLOW UP; HIV INFECTIONS; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84901987911     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.05.020     Document Type: Article

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