The importance of potency and durability in HIV patient antiretroviral therapy preferences: a telephone survey.

Patients who were receiving or had received antiretroviral therapy (ART) participated in 45-minute telephone interviews to evaluate the importance of major treatment attributes. A Likert scale was used to quantify and rate the importance of 9 ART attributes. Trade-off exercises allowed participants to select a preferred hypothetical ART regimen from two options based on daily dosing and varied efficacy.

Microeconomic loans and health education to families in impoverished communities: implications for the HIV pandemic.

Poverty is among the root causes of death and poor health worldwide. Project HOPE's Village Health Bank (VHB) program is a public health intervention that combines integrated microcredit lending and health education. Groups of 18 to 25 women receive small loans, and biweekly, one-hour health education sessions.