Patient knowledge of HIV and its treatment in South Africa
<p><strong>Background:</strong> Patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) need to achieve a 90% adherence rate to ART in order to prevent disease progression and drug resistance. The patients’ knowledge of ART and HIV is thus crucial to ensuring good adherence, decreased risk for dr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2014-01-01
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Series: | African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/518 |