Financial barriers to HIV treatment in Yaoundé, Cameroon: first results of a national cross-sectional survey

• Main Authors: Sylvie Boyer (Author), Fabienne Marcellin (Author), Pierre Ongolo-Zogo (Author), Séverin-Cécile Abega (Author), Robert Nantchouang (Author), Bruno Spire (Author), Jean-Paul Moatti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the extent to which user fees for antiretroviral therapy (ART) represent a financial barrier to access to ART among HIV-positive patients in Yaoundé, Cameroon. METHODS: Sociodemographic, economic and clinical data were collected from a random sample of 707 HIV-positive patients...