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The experience of “medicine companions” to support adherence to antiretroviral therapy: quantitative and qualitative data from a trial population in Uganda
Good adherence is critical for antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa. We report on the characteristics of medicine companions (MCs) chosen by Ugandan patients enrolling on ART, and on how MCs were chosen, and what roles they played. Baseline data on MCs of 1453 participants in a randomi...
Autores principales: | Foster, S.D., Nakamanya, S., Kyomuhangi, R., Amurwon, J., Namara, G., Amuron, B., Nabiryo, C., Birungi, J., Wolff, B., Jaffar, S., Grosskurth, H. |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2924568/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20680859 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540120903500027 |
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