Service delivery interventions to improve adolescents' linkage, retention and adherence to antiretroviral therapy and HIV care

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1015-1032

  Macpherson, Peter ^a,b   Munthali, Chigomezgo ^b   Ferguson, Jane ^c   Armstrong, Alice ^c   Kranzer, Katharina ^d   Ferrand, Rashida A ^d   Ross, David A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

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

Author keywords

Adherence linkage; Adolescents; Antiretroviral therapy; HIV; Retention; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; DATABASE; DISEASE TREATMENT; FINANCIAL PROVISION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

COUNSELING; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PATIENT CARE; PEER GROUP; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

AFRICA; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; NEW SOUTH WALES; NEWCASTLE [NEW SOUTH WALES]; ONTARIO [CANADA]; OTTAWA;

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT DROPOUTS;

EID: 84936217151     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12517     Document Type: Review

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