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A qualitative study of barriers to adherence to antiretroviral treatment among patients in Livingstone, Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Introduction: Zambia is among the countries in the sub-Saharan African region most severely affected with HIV/AIDS. Approximately 1.2 million (14%) Zambians were living with HIV in 2010. Zambia introduced antiretroviral ...
Comparison of loss to follow-up amongst HIV and AIDS patients in care and treatment in Kisumu, Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Background: Even though there have been marked increases in the number of patients accessing HIV care and treatment in sub-Saharan Africa, challenges in patient retention remain. Most health systems in sub-Saharan Africa ...
Factors influencing access to antiretroviral treatment in Benue State, Nigeria
(2010)
At the end of 2008, Nigeria had the third largest number of people living with HIV/AIDS(PLWHA) in the world, with an estimated 2.95 million people and an average prevalence rate of 4.6%. According to the 2008 prevalence ...
Factors associated with poor adherence amongst patients receiving antiretroviral therapy at the intermediate hospital Oshakati in Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Namibia is severely affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, with an estimated HIV prevalence of 17.8%. A comprehensive, public HIV/AIDS treatment and care programme was established in 2003 by the government of Namibia in ...
Examining anxiety and social support in adults diagnosed with HIV or AIDS in a public health clinic in the Western Cape Province
(2010)
Globally, and especially in Sub-Saharan Africa the advent of HIV and AIDS has created new inequalities within already challenged health care systems. Chronic illnesses have often been associated with increased prevalence ...
Factors influencing access to antiretroviral treatment in Benue State, Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The study utilized a qualitative case study design to explore the problem of poor access to ART in Benue State. PLWHAs, policy makers, program managers and health workers were involved in an effort to describe the factors ...
Antimycobacterial treatment among children at start of antiretroviral treatment and antimycobacterial treatment after starting antiretroviral treatment among those who started antiretroviral treatment without antimycobacterial treatment at a tertiary antiretroviral paediatric clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Background: Although clinicians encounter antimycobacterial treatment in Human mmunodeficiency (HIV)-infected children as one of the most common treatments coadministered with antiretroviral treatment (ART), quantitative ...
Survey on nail discoloration and association with CD4 count among untreated HIV patients at Apin Centre, Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Eligibility for antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV-infected patients is defined either by a cluster of differentiation antigen 4 (CD4) count of less than 200cells/mm3 or clinical diagnosis of WHO stage III and IV. Therefore, ...
Exploration of factors associated with poor adherence amongst patients receiving antiretroviral therapy at Katutura State Hospital communicable disease clinic in Khomas Region in Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
Background: HIV/AIDS affects the health of millions of people world wide. According to the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS [UNAIDS], the number of people living with HIV globally has risen from 26 million in 2001 ...
Factors associated with viral suppression among adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in Homabay County, Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Background:
Globally, it is estimated that about 1.8 million adolescents (aged 10–19 years) were living with HIV in 2015. In Kenya an estimated 133,455 adolescents were living with HIV in 2015, of which 75% (105,679) ...