Factors Influencing Adherence To Antiretroviral Drugs Among Clients Above 15 Years Attending Comprehensive Care Clinic At Engineer Hospital
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 8
Abstract
Medication adherence is essential to successful treatment of HIV/AIDS. Maintaining high adherence will likely prove a major challenge in Africa. Despite early reports suggesting that adherence would pose a major barrier to treatment success, a more recent research show that adherence rates in Africa are quite variable and often poor. Given the large number of patients whose disease will progress if adherence is suboptimal, a research is urgently needed to determine the patient’s factors which influence adherence to antiretroviral drugs in client attending CCC. The critical factors that influence adherence are patient factors such age, sex, cultural beliefs, socio-economic, disclosure of HIV status; patient‟ behavior is the critical link between a prescribed regimen and treatment outcome. The most effective regimen will fail if the patient does not take the medication as prescribed or refuses to take it at all. Consequently all things being equal, the most important factors influencing adherence are patient-related factors. A descriptive cross section study design was conducted in Engineer Hospital. A non-probability convenient sampling technique was used .The study population of 250 HIV positive clients attending comprehensive care clinic which is the average number during the study period. The purpose of the study was to determine the patient factors that influence adherence to ART. These factors include socio-demographic factors, the level of knowledge, attitude, practice and disclosure. A closed- ended interview administered questionnaire was filled. The data was analyzed using statistical package for social science [SPSS] version 20. The data included variables such as age, education, knowledge, attitude and practice. From the finding at Engineer hospital, level of education was low and was a strong predictor of adherence to ART.
Authors and Affiliations
Kanyoni James, Kweri Joseph, Kasyoki Peter, Rono Walter, Mwangi Ann, Malik Atanas
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