A household perspective on access to health care in the context of HIV and disability: A qualitative case study from Malawi

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Braathen, Stine Hellum ^a   Sanudi, Lifah ^b,c   Swartz, Leslie ^c   Jürgens, Thomas ^d   Banda, Hastings T ^b   Eide, Arne Henning ^a  

^a SINTEF TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY   (Norway)

^b Research for Equity and Community Health Trust   (Malawi)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d LHL International   (Norway)

Author keywords

Care; Disability; HIV; Household; Malawi

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CASE STUDY; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; FAMILY STRESS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIV TEST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALAWI; PATIENT COUNSELING; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ADULT; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; DISABLED PERSONS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAWI; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84977559987     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12914-016-0087-x     Document Type: Article

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