People living with HIV travel farther to access healthcare: A population-based geographic analysis from rural Uganda

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Akullian, Adam N ^a   Mukose, Aggrey ^b   Levine, Gillian A ^c   Babigumira, Joseph B ^d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR DISEASE MODELING   (United States)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to HIV services; Geographic information systems; Health systems; HIV antiretroviral drugs; Spatial analysis; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIV INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; TRAVEL; UGANDA;

EID: 84960172762     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7448/IAS.19.1.20171     Document Type: Article

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