Community-supported models of care for people on HIV treatment in sub-Saharan Africa

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 968-977

  Bemelmans, Marielle ^a   Baert, Saar ^b   Goemaere, Eric ^b,c   Wilkinson, Lynne ^a   Vandendyck, Martin ^a   van Cutsem, Gilles ^a   Silva, Carlota ^b   Perry, Sharon ^b   Szumilin, Elisabeth ^b   Gerstenhaber, Rodd ^a   Kalenga, Lucien ^a   Biot, Marc ^a   Ford, Nathan ^d  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Belgium)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; Community health services; HIV AIDS; Retention in care

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MONITORING SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH; SERVICE PROVISION;

ADAPTATION; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSULTATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECENTRALIZATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LESOTHO; MALAWI; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MONITORING; MOZAMBIQUE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PEER GROUP; PHARMACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; TANZANIA; UGANDA; VOLUNTARY WORKER; WORKLOAD; ZIMBABWE;

MALAWI; MOZAMBIQUE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADHERENCIA DE PACIENTES; ADHÉSION DU PATIENT; AFRIQUE DU SUD; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HIV/AIDS; MALAWI; MOZAMBIQUE; REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DEL CONGO; RETENTION IN CARE; RÉPUBLIQUE DÉMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO; SERVICES DE SANTÉ COMMUNAUTAIRES; SERVICIOS COMUNITARIOS SANITARIOS; SUDÁFRICA; TERAPIA ANTIRRETROVIRAL; TRAITEMENT ANTIRÉTROVIRAL; VIH;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIZATIONS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84903604203     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12332     Document Type: Article

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