Assessing HIV/AIDS patients’ access to antiretroviral drugs using the healthcare accessibility framework: a cross-sectional study from Shandong, China
In general, access to antiretroviral drugs for HIV/AIDS patients was relatively good, while their ability to reach and pay was unsatisfactory. There should be a great concern for health education intervention and geographical accessibility of antiretroviral drugs in healthcare institutions. Policy should focus on the impact of social discrimination and drug toxicity on access to antiretroviral drugs.
Authors
- Senshuang Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3281-1153)
- Chao Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5286-6485)
- Jia Yin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1340-6758)
- Qiang Sun
- Wei Cui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6324-5772)
- Zhixin Fan
Institutions
- Shandong University (CN)
- China National Health Development Research Center (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-10567-5
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00