Bottlenecks to HIV care and treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: A multi-country qualitative study

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 93, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Wringe, Alison ^a   Renju, Jenny ^a   Seeley, Janet ^a,b,c   Moshabela, Mosa ^c,d   Skovdal, Morten ^e,f  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

^c AFRICA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^f BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

antiretroviral therapy; engagement; health services; HIV; sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALAWI; MOTHER; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; STIGMA; TANZANIA; TRADITIONAL HEALER; UGANDA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 85025699225     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2017-053172     Document Type: Review

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