1. Challenges experienced by rural women in India living with AIDS and implications for the delivery of HIV/AIDS care.
- Author
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Nyamathi, Adeline M, Sinha, Sanjeev, Ganguly, Kalyan K, William, Ravi Raj, Heravian, Anisa, Ramakrishnan, Padma, Greengold, Barbara, Ekstrand, Maria, and Rao, Pantangi Venkata Rama
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Humans ,HIV Infections ,Anti-HIV Agents ,Focus Groups ,Health Knowledge ,Attitudes ,Practice ,Patient Compliance ,Stereotyping ,Qualitative Research ,Privacy ,Social Support ,Socioeconomic Factors ,Adult ,Middle Aged ,Rural Population ,Primary Health Care ,Delivery of Health Care ,Health Services Accessibility ,India ,Female ,Interviews as Topic ,Community-Based Participatory Research ,Young Adult ,Health Knowledge ,Attitudes ,Practice ,Public Health ,Nursing ,Public Health and Health Services - Abstract
Researchers explored the barriers to AIDS care for rural women living with AIDS, and they investigated alternative delivery models to increase the women's adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Community-based participatory research focus groups were conducted by the researchers with a convenience sample of 39 women living with AIDS from a primary health center (PHC) near Chennai, India, and with nurses, physicians, and Accredited Social Health Activists (Ashas), who are lay health care workers. The most prevalent barriers expressed by the women were sickness-related, psychological, financial issues with childcare, and distance, or transportation to the site. Women living with AIDS reviewed Ashas favorably.
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- 2011