Economic Burden of Accessing Antiretrovirals Among People Living with HIV; Findings from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Lagos State, Nigeria
International Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Education and Behavioural Science
Volume 6, Issue 2, December 2020, Pages: 38-43
Received: Jun. 23, 2020;
Accepted: Jul. 15, 2020;
Published: Aug. 13, 2020
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Authors
Ogunnaike Adewale Adeyemi, Department of Health Policy & Management, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Adewole David, Department of Health Policy & Management, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Temowo Oluseyi Sunday, Department of Medical Services, Lagos State Health Service Commission, Lagos Island, Nigeria
Fisher Oladipupo, Projects Department, Lagos State AIDS Control Agency, Lagos Island, Nigeria
Essien Michael, Projects Department, Lagos State AIDS Control Agency, Lagos Island, Nigeria
Dada Julianah, Strategic Information, APIN Public Health Initiatives, Oshogbo, Nigeria
Ogunnaike Adewale Adeyemi,
Adewole David,
Temowo Oluseyi Sunday,
Fisher Oladipupo,
Essien Michael,
Dada Julianah,
Economic Burden of Accessing Antiretrovirals Among People Living with HIV; Findings from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Lagos State, Nigeria, International Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Education and Behavioural Science.
Vol. 6, No. 2,
2020, pp. 38-43.
doi: 10.11648/j.ijhpebs.20200602.12
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