Sex differentials in the uptake of antiretroviral treatment in Zambia

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1258-1262

  Gari, S ^a   Martin Hilber, A ^a   Malungo, J R S ^b   Musheke, M ^a   Merten, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

antiretroviral treatment; gender; HIV AIDS; masculinity; social cohesion

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ANTICIPATION; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; ZAMBIA; AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HIV INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84904070239     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2014.897911     Document Type: Article

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