Open AccessSymptomatic HIV-Positive Persons in Rural Mozambique Who First Consult a Traditional Healer Have Delays in HIV Testing
Author(s) -
Carolyn M. Audet,
Meridith Blevins,
Caitlin Rosenberg,
Sarah J. Farnsworth,
José Salato,
Jorge Fernandez,
Sten H. Vermund
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000000194
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , environmental health , family medicine , virology
Delays in HIV diagnosis and initiation of antiretroviral therapy are common even among symptomatic individuals in Africa. We hypothesized that antiretroviral therapy delays might be more common if traditional healers (THs) were the first practitioners consulted.