Effectiveness of Peer Support on Care Engagement and Preventive Care Intervention Utilization Among Pre-antiretroviral Therapy, HIV-Infected Adults in Rakai, Uganda: A Randomized Trial

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1742-1751

  Chang, Larry W ^a,b   Nakigozi, Gertrude ^c   Billioux, Veena G ^b   Gray, Ronald H ^b   Serwadda, David ^c   Quinn, Thomas C ^a,d   Wawer, Maria J ^b   Bollinger, Robert C ^a   Reynolds, Steven J ^a,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c RAKAI HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAM   (Uganda)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Implementation science; Linkage; Peer support; Randomized controlled trial; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; HIV INFECTIONS; HOME VISIT; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PEER GROUP; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; OFFICE VISITS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PEER GROUP; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UGANDA;

EID: 84941422533     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1159-y     Document Type: Article

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