Patient-reported barriers and facilitators to antiretroviral adherence in sub-Saharan Africa
Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the range and frequency of patient-reported
barriers and facilitators to antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence in sub-Saharan Africa …
barriers and facilitators to antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence in sub-Saharan Africa …
Income security during periods of ill health: a scoping review of policies, practice and coverage in low-income and middle-income countries
J Thorpe, K Viney, G Hensing, K Lönnroth - BMJ Global Health, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
The COVID-19 pandemic is a reminder that insufficient income security in periods of ill
health leads to economic hardship for individuals and hampers disease control efforts as …
health leads to economic hardship for individuals and hampers disease control efforts as …
“It's not enough:” Local experiences of social grants, economic precarity, and health inequity in Mpumalanga, South Africa
South Africa has received international recognition for taking an active role in addressing
extreme poverty by establishing a national social grant program. Lauded as one example to …
extreme poverty by establishing a national social grant program. Lauded as one example to …
'You have to withstand that because you have come for what you have come for': barriers and facilitators to antiretroviral treatment access among older south Africans …
Nationwide rollout of antiretroviral treatment (ART) is increasing the number of older persons
living with HIV (OPLWH) in South Africa. Yet, little is known about how the sociological …
living with HIV (OPLWH) in South Africa. Yet, little is known about how the sociological …
Functional limitations and disability in persons living with HIV in South Africa and United States: similarities and differences
D Kietrys, H Myezwa, ML Galantino… - Journal of the …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Persons living with HIV (PLHIV) may experience disability. We compared disability among
PLHIV in the United States and South Africa and investigated associations with health and …
PLHIV in the United States and South Africa and investigated associations with health and …
Conceptions of agency and constraint for HIV-positive patients and healthcare workers to support long-term engagement with antiretroviral therapy care in Khayelitsha …
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 …
addressing the barriers to long-term ART adherence is critical. This is particularly important …
Acceptable care? Illness constructions, healthworlds, and accessible chronic treatment in South Africa
Achieving equitable access to health care is an important policy goal, with access influenced
by affordability, availability, and acceptability of specific services. We explore patient …
by affordability, availability, and acceptability of specific services. We explore patient …
Associations between psychosocial wellbeing and experience of gender-based violence at community, household, and intimate-partner levels among a cross …
Background Growing evidence indicates that gender-based violence (GBV) increased
during COVID-19. We investigated self-reported impact of the pandemic on GBV at …
during COVID-19. We investigated self-reported impact of the pandemic on GBV at …
'We have goals but [it is difficult]'. Barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence among women using alcohol and other drugs living with HIV in South Africa
JW Ndirangu, MW Gichane, FA Browne… - Health …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Women living with HIV who misuse alcohol and live in economically
disadvantaged settings in South Africa experience a multitude of contextual barriers as they …
disadvantaged settings in South Africa experience a multitude of contextual barriers as they …
Patient costs incurred by people living with HIV/AIDS prior to ART initiation in primary healthcare facilities in Gauteng, South Africa
N Pillai, N Foster, Y Hanifa, N Ndlovu, K Fielding… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Purpose To quantify costs to patients of accessing HIV care prior to ART initiation. Materials
and methods Using a cross-sectional study design, costs incurred by HIV-positive patients …
and methods Using a cross-sectional study design, costs incurred by HIV-positive patients …