Antiretroviral therapy uptake, attrition, adherence and outcomes among hiv-infected female sex workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Mountain, Elisa ^a   Mishra, Sharmistha ^a,b,c   Vickerman, Peter ^d   Pickles, Michael ^a   Gilks, Charles ^e   Boily, Marie Claude ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; CARIBBEAN; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CENTRAL AMERICA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; META ANALYSIS; NORTH AMERICA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSTITUTION; SOUTH AMERICA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIRUS INHIBITION; HIV INFECTIONS; PSYCHOLOGY;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSTITUTION;

EID: 84907556397     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105645     Document Type: Article

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