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Medical pluralism predicts non-ART use among parents in need of ART: a community survey in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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Despite documented common use of traditional healers and efforts to scale up antiretroviral treatment (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa, evidence on whether medical pluralism predicts ART use is inconclusive and restricted to clinic settings. This study quantitatively assesses whether medical pluralism predicts ART use among parents in need of ART in South Africa. 2,477 parents or primary caregivers of children were interviewed in HIV-endemic communities of KwaZulu-Natal. Analysis used multiple log...

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Peer reviewed

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10.1007/s10461-014-0852-6

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University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Social Policy & Intervention
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Social Policy & Intervention
Role:
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Social Policy & Intervention
Role:
Author
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Social Policy & Intervention
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Springer US
Journal:
AIDS and behavior More from this journal
Volume:
19
Issue:
1
Pages:
137-144
Publication date:
2014-07-18
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EISSN:
1573-3254
ISSN:
1090-7165
Language:
English
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pubs:477455
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uuid:9c54d247-27b1-4142-8812-2a6947a70321
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477455
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2015-10-28

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