Health Literacy in HIV Treatment: Accurate Understanding of Key Biological Treatment Principles is Not Required for Good ART Adherence

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 635-644

  Laws, M Barton ^a   Danielewicz, Michael ^b   Rana, Aadia ^b   Kogelman, Laura ^c   Wilson, Ira B ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Decision making; Health beliefs; Health literacy; HIV

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VIRUS LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85027945564     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-014-0931-8     Document Type: Article

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