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Determinants of viral suppression among adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality, Free State province, South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
In 2018, it was estimated that 33,000 adolescent girls and 4,200 adolescent boys were HIV-positive in South Africa. The Free State province reports that 89% of people living with HIV are diagnosed; 72% of those diagnosed ...
Factors affecting adherence to anti-retroviral therapy among adolescents living with HIV/AIDS in Masvingo District, Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
With the improvements in the effectiveness and availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART), perinatally infected children are surviving to adolescence and emerging as a significant sub-population living with HIV/AIDS in ...
HIV-positive adolescents’ experiences of finding out their HIV status through the Mini Flipster Disclosure Method.
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Despite the known benefits of adolescents knowing their HIV status, parents and caregivers (PCG) often delay the disclosure of their children’s HIV status to them due to the fear of stigma and discrimination, the belief ...
Treatment adherence in TB/HIV co-infected patients in Mount Frere, Eastern Cape.
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Adequate levels of adherence to treatment for tuberculosis (TB) and HIV at the same time poses a problem for public health in South Africa. TB/HIV co-infected patients face many potential barriers to adherence to treatment ...