Factors associated with antiretroviral treatment uptake and adherence: A review. Perspectives from Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1429-1438

  Bolsewicz, K ^a   Debattista, J ^b   Vallely, A ^c,d   Whittaker, A ^e   Fitzgerald, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b METRO NORTH HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ART; Australia; Canada; factors; review; UK

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HIV INFECTIONS; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSMISSION; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84952870699     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2015.1114992     Document Type: Article

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