Higher quality of life and lower depression for people on art in Uganda as compared to a community control group

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Martin, Faith ^a   Russell, Steve ^b   Seeley, Janet ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; UGANDA; URBAN POPULATION; COMPLICATION; CONTROL GROUP; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HIV INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; CONTROL GROUPS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921997461     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105154     Document Type: Article

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