dc.contributor.advisor | Bradley, Hazel | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Van Wyk, Brian | |
dc.contributor.author | Komu, Patricia Wangui | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-09-08T12:30:08Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-09-08T12:30:08Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3639 | |
dc.description | Magister Public Health - MPH | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Aim: To obtain baseline data on adherence levels and the major determinants of adherence among patients on HAART at Rundu Hospital, Namibia. Results: Seventy-eight percent of the 97 participants included in the study were female, resulting in a female to male ratio of 4 :1. The mean age of the participants was 36.7 (SD: 9.00) years with 80% of the participants being in the 20-44 age group. The mean duration on ART treatment was 20 (SD: 10.3) months with 76% of the participants being on ART for 24 or less months. The average adherence rate reported by mean composite of the three measures was 95.1%, while the proportion of patients who achieved adherence levels of 95% and above was 64%. The main barriers to adherence to HAART reported by participants were forgetfulness (28%), lack of food (13%) and being away from the pills (11%): facilitators reported included counselling (19%) and treatment supporters (11%). Having knowledge of the consequences of failing to take HAART as prescribed was significantly associated with adherence (p = 0.03), as was being female (p = 0.04) while living further than 6 km from the hospital was significantly associated with non adherence (p = 0.018). | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Hiv/Aids | en_US |
dc.subject | Arv | en_US |
dc.subject | Art | en_US |
dc.subject | Haart | en_US |
dc.subject | Adherence rates | en_US |
dc.subject | ART adherence | en_US |
dc.subject | Correlates of adherence | en_US |
dc.subject | Resource limited settings | en_US |
dc.subject | Namibia | en_US |
dc.subject | Sub - Saharan Africa | en_US |
dc.title | Adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy and its major determinants among adult patients at Rundu hospital, Namibia | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | uwc | en_US |