Conceptions of agency and constraint for HIV-positive patients and healthcare workers to support long-term engagement with antiretroviral therapy care in Khayelitsha …

E Stern, C Colvin, N Gxabagxaba… - African Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
In the context of the optimism around antiretroviral therapy (ART) as prevention of HIV/AIDS,
addressing the barriers to long-term ART adherence is critical. This is particularly important …

Antiretroviral therapy initiation and adherence in rural South Africa: community health workers' perspectives on barriers and facilitators

KB Loeliger, LM Niccolai, LN Mtungwa, A Moll… - AIDS care, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
South Africa has the largest global HIV/AIDS epidemic, but barriers along the HIV care
continuum prevent patients from initiating and adhering to antiretroviral therapy (ART). To …

[HTML][HTML] Being HIV positive and staying on antiretroviral therapy in Africa: A qualitative systematic review and theoretical model

I Eshun-Wilson, A Rohwer, L Hendricks, S Oliver… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and long-term uninterrupted
engagement in HIV care is difficult for HIV-positive people, and randomized trials of specific …

Voices on adherence to ART in Ethiopia and Uganda: a matter of choice or simply not an option?

AK Gusdal, C Obua, T Andualem, R Wahlström… - AIDS care, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
This paper explores HIV patients' adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) in resource-
limited contexts in Uganda and Ethiopia, where ART is provided free of charge. Qualitative …

Barriers to adherence to antiretroviral treatment in a regional hospital in Vredenburg, Western Cape, South Africa

IN Azia, FC Mukumbang, B Van Wyk - Southern African journal of …, 2016 - journals.co.za
Background: South Africa currently runs the largest public antiretroviral treatment (ART)
programme in the world, with over 80% of people living with HIV and/or AIDS on ART …

[HTML][HTML] " That is why I stopped the ART": Patients'& providers' perspectives on barriers to and enablers of HIV treatment adherence in a South African workplace …

M Dahab, S Charalambous, R Hamilton, K Fielding… - BMC public health, 2008 - Springer
Background As ART programmes in African settings expand beyond the pilot stages,
adherence to treatment may become an increasing challenge. This qualitative study …

The perspectives of users of antiretroviral therapy on structural barriers to adherence in South Africa

A Kagee, J Nothling, B Coetzee - South African Family Practice, 2012 - ajol.info
Background: The effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and the importance of
adherence to treatment regimens are widely known. Yet, suboptimal adherence to ART and …

Perceived adherence barriers among patients failing second-line antiretroviral therapy in Khayelitsha, South Africa

W Barnett, G Van Cutsem, CJ Colvin… - … African journal of HIV …, 2013 - journals.co.za
Background. The recent scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage in resource-
limited settings has greatly improved access to treatment. However, increasing numbers of …

Patient‐reported barriers and drivers of adherence to antiretrovirals in sub‐Saharan Africa: A meta‐ethnography

S Merten, E Kenter, O McKenzie… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This meta‐ethnography aims at providing a synthesis and an interpretation of the findings of
recent social science research on the questions of retention in antiretroviral therapy (ART) …

Experiences and expectations of patients living with HIV on their engagement with care in western Kenya

J Wachira, B Genberg, C Kafu, P Braitstein… - Patient preference …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose In resource-limited HIV care settings, effective and innovative interventions that
respond to the existing challenges along the HIV care continuum are urgently needed to …