1. Impact of a Rural Village Women (Asha) Intervention on Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Southern India.
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Nyamathi, Adeline, Hanson, Alecia Y., Salem, Benissa E., Sinha, Sanjeev, Ganguly, Kalyan K., Leake, Barbara, Yadav, Kartik, and Marfisee, Mary
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CLINICAL drug trials , *AIDS , *ANTIVIRAL agents , *CHI-squared test , *CONCEPTUAL structures , *DRUGS , *HELP-seeking behavior , *EVALUATION of medical care , *PATIENT compliance , *PSYCHOLOGICAL tests , *RELIGION , *RESEARCH funding , *RURAL conditions , *STATISTICAL sampling , *SCALE analysis (Psychology) , *SCALES (Weighing instruments) , *STATISTICS , *SOCIAL stigma , *PSYCHOLOGICAL stress , *T-test (Statistics) , *PILOT projects , *THEORY , *DATA analysis , *MULTIPLE regression analysis , *RANDOMIZED controlled trials , *HUMAN research subjects , *PATIENT selection , *PATIENTS' attitudes , *CD4 lymphocyte count ,DRUG therapy for AIDS - Abstract
The article discusses a study assessing the effectiveness of an intervention (Asha-Life) by Accredited Social Health Activists (Asha) to improve antiretroviral therapy adherence of rural women living with AIDS in India compared with that of a usual care group. It focuses on continued low adherence of therapy due to several barriers facing rural women. Findings suggested significant increase in the Asha-Life intervention, which provides awareness and councelling on HIV/AIDS and its therapy.
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- 2012
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