D Some
Biographic Data
| ID | 8930442 |
|---|---|
| NAME | D Some |
| GIVEN NAMES | D |
| FAMILY NAME | Some |
| SIGNATURE | SOME D |
| AFFILIATIONS | c Médecins sans Frontières , Nairobi , Kenya |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Reasons for unsatisfactory acceptance of antiretroviral treatment in the urban Kibera slum, Kenya
The aim of this study was to explore why patients in the urban Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya, offered free antiretroviral treatment (ART) at the Médecins Sans Frontièrs (MSF) clinic, choose not to be treated despite signs of AIDS. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with 26 patients, 9 men and 17 women. Six main reasons emerged for not accepting ART: a) fear of taking medication on an empty stomach due to lack of food; b) fear tha…
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Reasons for unsatisfactory acceptance of antiretroviral treatment in the urban Kibera slum, Kenya
The aim of this study was to explore why patients in the urban Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya, offered free antiretroviral treatment (ART) at the Médecins Sans Frontièrs (MSF) clinic, choose not to be treated despite signs of AIDS. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with 26 patients, 9 men and 17 women. Six main reasons emerged for not accepting ART: a) fear of taking medication on an empty stomach due to lack of food; b) fear tha…
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