Does Type of Social Support Influence Medication Adherence Among South African Adolescents Living With HIV? A

Vincenzo F Malo1, Tiarney D Ritchwood, Michael V Relf

  • 1Vincenzo F. Malo, MSc, is a Public Health Analyst III at RTI International, Durham, North Carolina, USA. Tiarney D. Ritchwood, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA. Michael V. Relf, PhD, RN, AACRN, ACNS-BC, ANEF, FAAN, is the Associate Dean for Global and Community Health Affairs, Duke University School of Nursing and Associate Research Professor, Duke Global Health Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA. Linda-Gail Bekker, MBChB, DTMH, DCH, FCP (SA), PhD, is Deputy Director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine at the University of Cape Town (UCT), Cape Town, South Africa, and is Chief Operating Officer of the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, Cape Town, South Africa.

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