Open AccessGPS-measured distance to clinic, but not self-reported transportation factors, are associated with missed HIV clinic visits in rural Uganda
Author(s) -
Mark J. Siedner,
Alexander Lankowski,
Alexander C. Tsai,
Conrad Muzoora,
Jeffrey N. Martin,
Peter W. Hunt,
Jessica Haberer,
David R. Bangsberg
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0b013e32835fd873
Subject(s) - medicine , quartile , global positioning system , referral , prospective cohort study , linear regression , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , demography , family medicine , statistics , confidence interval , telecommunications , mathematics , sociology , computer science
Studies of the association between transportation barriers and HIV-related health outcomes have shown both positive and negative effects, possibly because a reliable, validated measure of transportation barriers has not been identified.