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“Even if she’s really sick at home, she will pretend that everything is fine.”: Delays in seeking care and treatment for advanced HIV disease in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

INTRODUCTION: HIV prevalence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is estimated to be 1.2%, and access to HIV testing and treatment remains low across the country. Despite advances in treatment, HIV continues to be one of the main reasons for hospitalisation and death in low- and middle-income c...

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Autores principales: Venables, Emilie, Casteels, Ilse, Manziasi Sumbi, Elysée, Goemaere, Eric
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6373965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30759138
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211619