Health facility barriers to HIV linkage and retention in Western Kenya

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Wachira, Juddy ^a,b   Naanyu, Violet ^a,b   Genberg, Becky ^e   Koech, Beatrice ^b   Akinyi, Jacqueline ^b   Kamene, Regina ^b   Ndege, Samson ^a,b   Siika, Abraham M ^a,b   Kimayo, Sylvester ^a,b   Braitstein, Paula ^a,b,c,d  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b ACADEMIC MODEL PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AMPATH   (Kenya)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Healthcare; HIV; Kenya; Linkage; Retention; Social ecological model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; KENYA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL STIGMA;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KENYA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84988648753     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-014-0646-6     Document Type: Article

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