A systematic review of health system barriers and enablers for Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) for HIV-infected pregnant and postpartum women

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Colvin, Christopher J ^a   Konopka, Sarah ^b   Chalker, John C ^c   Jonas, Edna ^b   Albertini, Jennifer ^d   Amzel, Anouk ^d   Fogg, Karen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Management Services for Health   (United States)

^c Center for Pharmaceutical Management   (United States)

^d UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PUERPERIUM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; GOVERNMENT; HIV INFECTIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 84907849717     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108150     Document Type: Review

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