title: Cambodian patients' and health professionals' views regarding the allocation of antiretroviral drugs.
abstract: The way Cambodian patients and health professionals judge the priority of HIV-infected patients in relation to the allocation of antiretroviral drugs was examined. Participants were either HIV-infected patients attending the HIV/AIDS Care and Support Centre for People Living with HIV/AIDS in Phnom Penh (29 females and 21 males) or members of the staff (9 physicians, 6 pharmacists and 15 health counsellors and health educators). They were presented with stories of a few lines depicting a patient's situation and were instructed to judge the extent to which the patient should be given priority for HIV drugs. The stories were composed according to a four within-subject factor design: (a) the patient's family responsibilities, (b) the severity of infection, (c) the time elapsed since the first consultation, and (d) the financial difficulties of the family. Most patients expressed the view that the drugs should be used for the patients who are most important from a familial point of view, namely, when the family contains small children and/or is already in a precarious financial condition.
authors.affiliation: Sharing Experience for Adapted Development (SEAD) NGO, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nann
authors.forename: Jean-Phlippe
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Dousset
authors.forename: Chanthy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sok
authors.forename: Pisey
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Khim
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sopheap
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sorum
authors.forename: Etienne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mullet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000600:supply & distribution; D001290:Attitude; D002160:Cambodia; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000941:ethics* / Q000379:methods; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010361:Patients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents