2015
HIV knowledge, stigma, and illness beliefs among pediatric caregivers in Ghana who have not disclosed their child's HIV status
Paintsil E, Renner L, Antwi S, Dame J, Enimil A, Ofori-Atta A, Alhassan A, Ofori IP, Cong X, Kyriakides T, Reynolds NR. HIV knowledge, stigma, and illness beliefs among pediatric caregivers in Ghana who have not disclosed their child's HIV status. AIDS Care 2015, 27: 18-27. PMID: 26616122, PMCID: PMC4665118, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2015.1007116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCaregiversChildChild WelfareFemaleGhanaHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHumansMaleSocial StigmaSurveys and QuestionnairesTruth DisclosureConceptsHIV statusIllness perceptionsUsual careHIV knowledgeTeaching hospitalCaregiver characteristicsBrief HIV Knowledge QuestionnaireKorle-Bu Teaching HospitalKomfo Anokye Teaching HospitalBrief Illness Perception QuestionnaireMultivariable linear regression analysisCaregivers' illness perceptionsChild's HIV statusHigh HIV stigmaHIV Knowledge QuestionnaireMajority of HIVPercent of caregiversHIV-negative statusPediatric HIV disclosureIllness Perception QuestionnaireHIV-positive statusHIV Stigma ScaleBaseline dataLower household incomeMedian age
2009
Health-Related Quality of Life in a Randomized Trial of Antiretroviral Therapy for Advanced HIV Disease
Joyce VR, Barnett PG, Bayoumi AM, Griffin SC, Kyriakides TC, Yu W, Sundaram V, Holodniy M, Brown ST, Cameron W, Youle M, Sculpher M, Anis AH, Owens DK. Health-Related Quality of Life in a Randomized Trial of Antiretroviral Therapy for Advanced HIV Disease. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2009, 50: 27-36. PMID: 19295332, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31818ce6f3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-HIV AgentsCanadaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited KingdomUnited StatesConceptsHealth Utilities Index Mark 3Treatment-experienced HIV patientsEQ-5DHIV patientsHRQoL scoresClinical variablesMedical Outcomes Study HIV Health SurveyEQ-5D visual analog scaleHealth statusStandard gamblePreference-based health-related qualityAdvanced HIV diseaseBaseline HRQOL scoresConcomitant medication useTreatment-experienced HIVCD4 cell countHIV viral loadHealth-related qualityVisual analog scaleVeterans Affairs hospitalEQ-5D VASCross-sectional studyPreference-based HRQOLQuality of lifeTime trade-off (TTO) technique