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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
Volume 25, 2013 - Issue 12
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Antiretroviral therapy drug adherence in Rwanda: Perspectives from patients and healthcare workers using a mixed-methods approach

Joseph VyankandonderaKigali University Teaching Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda;INTERACT program at the Institute of HIV/AIDS and Disease Prevention and Control (IHDPC), Kigali, Rwanda
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Kirstin MitchellLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Brenda Asiimwe-KateeraINTERACT program at the Institute of HIV/AIDS and Disease Prevention and Control (IHDPC), Kigali, Rwanda
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Kimberly BoerINTERACT program at the Institute of HIV/AIDS and Disease Prevention and Control (IHDPC), Kigali, Rwanda;Department of Global Health, Academic Medical Center and Amsterdam Institute of Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), Biomedical Research, Epidemiology Unit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Philippe MutwaKigali University Teaching Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda;INTERACT program at the Institute of HIV/AIDS and Disease Prevention and Control (IHDPC), Kigali, Rwanda
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Jean-Paul BalindaINTERACT program at the Institute of HIV/AIDS and Disease Prevention and Control (IHDPC), Kigali, Rwanda
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Masja van StratenDepartment of Global Health, Academic Medical Center and Amsterdam Institute of Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Peter ReissDepartment of Global Health, Academic Medical Center and Amsterdam Institute of Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Janneke van de WijgertDepartment of Global Health, Academic Medical Center and Amsterdam Institute of Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1504-1512 | Received 19 Aug 2012, Accepted 21 Feb 2013, Published online: 21 Mar 2013

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