The role of social capital in successful adherence to antiretroviral therapy in Africa

PLoS Med. 2009 Jan 27;6(1):e18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000018.

Abstract

Agnes Binagwaho and Niloo Ratnayake discuss the implications of a new ethnographic study that explores the reasons for the high rates of adherence to antiretroviral medicines in Africa.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / drug therapy*
  • Africa South of the Sahara
  • Anti-Retroviral Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Health Care Costs
  • Humans
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Patient Compliance / ethnology*
  • Social Support*
  • Socioeconomic Factors

Substances

  • Anti-Retroviral Agents