Empowering low-literate HIV/AIDS patients: communicating antiretroviral side effect information using pictograms
- In: G6 - Current issues on drug and healthcare information on Monday, 7 September 2009, 14:15-15:45
- At: Istanbul (Turkey) (2009)
- Type: Presentations + Posters
- By: DOWSE, Ros (Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa)
- Co-author(s): Ramela, Thato (Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa)
Barford, Kirsty-Lee (Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa)
Browne, Sara (Center For AIDS Research, University of California, San Diego, United States of America) - Abstract:
Background At the end of 2007, an estimated 5.7 million people in South Africa were living with HIV and approximately 460 000 of these were on antiretrovirals (ARVs). Early reporting and detection of side effects are essential in the successful management of patients on ARVs, but many patients are inadequately informed about potential side
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