title: [Aftercare and rehabilitation of HIV patients in Western Africa].
abstract: Thanks to the modern therapy protocols, terminal prognosis of Aids disease is no longer certainty. It has now been updated to a chronic disease with good survival rates demanding follow-up and rehabilitative measures. Rehabilitative care in Western Africa is still rare. The care for Aids patients mainly concentrates on psychosocial activities offered by non-governmental Aids associations. The care is mainly outpatient; the objective is to improve the patients' compliance. Compared to western countries, African HIV-infected patients suffer even more from discrimination and are outcast from their family. Hospital-based rehabilitation is being established. Objectives are primarily to improve compliance and, secondly, to restore physical and mental efficiency as well. Favourable patient compliance is considered to be a good prognostic factor resulting in preventing recurrences and expensive therapy.
authors.affiliation: L'Association Africaine de Solidarité (AAS), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koala
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lamontagne
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Delbrück
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000354:Africa, Western; D000359:Aftercare; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003906:Developing Countries; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011287:Prejudice; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012944:Social Support
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents