2016
Barriers and Facilitators of Linkage to and Engagement in HIV Care Among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men in China: A Qualitative Study
Liu Y, Osborn CY, Qian HZ, Yin L, Xiao D, Ruan Y, Simoni JM, Zhang X, Shao Y, Vermund SH, Amico KR. Barriers and Facilitators of Linkage to and Engagement in HIV Care Among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men in China: A Qualitative Study. AIDS Patient Care And STDs 2016, 30: 70-77. PMID: 26784360, PMCID: PMC4753635, DOI: 10.1089/apc.2015.0296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChinaConfidentialityFearFocus GroupsHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth ServicesHealth Services AccessibilityHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansInterviews as TopicMalePeer GroupPrejudicePrevalenceQualitative ResearchRisk-TakingSexual PartnersSocial StigmaSocioeconomic FactorsConceptsHIV-positive MSMFacilitators of linkageHIV careAntiretroviral therapyCurrent HIV preventionFree HIV careHIV-positive patientsHIV-positive menHIV care servicesHealth care workersFocus group discussionsContinuum of careHIV transmissionCare interventionsHIV preventionClinic timeCare workersQualitative studyCare servicesKey populationsPsychological burdenMSMCarePeer referralDisclosure concerns
2011
Barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence in rural Mozambique
Groh K, Audet CM, Baptista A, Sidat M, Vergara A, Vermund SH, Moon TD. Barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence in rural Mozambique. BMC Public Health 2011, 11: 650. PMID: 21846344, PMCID: PMC3171727, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-Retroviral AgentsAttitude of Health PersonnelAttitude to HealthCommunity Health ServicesCommunity Health WorkersCommunity-Based Participatory ResearchConfidentialityFemaleFocus GroupsHealth Services AccessibilityHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMedication AdherenceMozambiqueProfessional-Patient RelationsQualitative ResearchRural Health ServicesSocioeconomic FactorsConceptsHealth care workersCare workersAntiretroviral therapyPoor adherenceRural Zambézia ProvinceAntiretroviral therapy adherenceSuboptimal adherenceLack of confidentialityPatient adherencePoor treatmentTherapy adherencePatient preferencesMedications resultsChronic diseasesFocus groupsSide effectsZambézia ProvinceHospital staffHigh mortalityClinical sitesViral mutationsEffective interventionsAdherenceTraditional medicineMedications