Managing uncertainty around HIV/AIDS in an urban setting: Private medical providers and their patients in Pune, India

Changing epidemiological patterns and the advent of new rapid diagnostic technologies and therapies have created considerable uncertainty for providers working in HIV. In India, the demand for HIV care is increasingly being met by private practitioners (PPs), yet little is known about how they deal...

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Published in:	Social science & medicine (1982) 2005-10, Vol.61 (7), p.1540-1550
Main Authors:	Kielmann, Karina, Deshmukh, Deepali, Deshpande, Sucheta, Datye, Vinita, Porter, John, Rangan, Sheela
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome AIDS AIDS Uncertainty India Antiretroviral therapy Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active - economics Best practice Biological and medical sciences Certainty Clinical medicine Clinical practice guidelines Cross-Sectional Studies Delivery Systems Disease Management Epidemiology Health care Health Care Services HIV HIV Infections - diagnosis HIV Infections - drug therapy HIV Infections - economics HIV/AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus Human viral diseases Humans India Infectious diseases Interviews Management Medical sciences Medical treatment Miscellaneous Patients Physicians Practice Patterns, Physicians Private health care Private medical sector Private medical sector Private providers HIV Private Practice - organization & administration Private primary health care Private providers Private Sector Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Pune Social environment Uncertainty Urban areas Urban Health Services Viral diseases Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
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