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A Study of the Knowledge And Beliefs Held by Patients Infected with HIV and
Their HIV Health Care Providers Regarding Single Tablet Regimens (STR). (KNABSTR Study)
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Reported by Jules Levin
IDSA 2015 Oct 7-11 San Diego, CA
Cynthia Frank, Ph.D.1,4, Tassos C. Kyriakides, Ph.D.2, Audrey Omar, M.A.2, Gerald Friedland, MD1, Laurie Andrews, RN, MPH1, Kathy Melbourne, Pharm.D.3 and Michael J. Kozal, MD1,4
(1)Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, (2)Yale Center for Analytical Sciences, New Haven, CT, (3)Gilead Sciences Inc. Foster City, CA, (4)VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT
"........Beyond accelerating morbidity and mortality, HIV-related stigma creates disruption and significant social suffering affecting, and constraining, the everyday lives, opportunities, and social relationships of people with HIV infection......People come to understand their illness by talking about it, as well as experiencing it, which is constrained with HIV infection. It is important to explore the role of the health care provider in providing support for patients who experience stigma and social suffering, potential effects of the social disease of HIV."
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