Gender differences in health related quality of life among people living with HIV on highly active antiretroviral therapy in mekelle town, northern ethiopia

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Tesfay, Amanuel ^a   Gebremariam, Abebe ^a   Gerbaba, Mulusew ^a   Abrha, Hailay ^a  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STIGMA; WORK CAPACITY; DEMOGRAPHY; HIV INFECTIONS; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84921342763     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/516369     Document Type: Article

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