Living situation affects adherence to combination antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected adolescents in Rwanda: a qualitative study.

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Published in PLoS One on April 03, 2013

Authors

Philippe R Mutwa1, Jennifer Ilo Van Nuil, Brenda Asiimwe-Kateera, Evelyne Kestelyn, Joseph Vyankandondera, Robert Pool, John Ruhirimbura, Chantal Kanakuze, Peter Reiss, Sibyl Geelen, Janneke van de Wijgert, Kimberly R Boer

Author Affiliations

1: Kigali University Teaching Hospital/Department of Pediatrics, Kigali, Rwanda. mutwaph@gmail.com

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