Adherence to antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa and North America: a meta-analysis

EJ Mills, JB Nachega, I Buchan, J Orbinski, A Attaran… - Jama, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
ContextAdherence to antiretroviral therapy is a powerful predictor of survival for individuals
living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS. Concerns about incomplete …

Adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART): a meta-analysis

C Ortego, TB Huedo-Medina, J Llorca, L Sevilla… - AIDS and Behavior, 2011 - Springer
This meta-analysis synthesizes eighty-four observational studies, conducted across twenty
countries, to determine the mean proportion of people who reported≥ 90% adherence to …

Explaining adherence success in sub-Saharan Africa: an ethnographic study

NC Ware, J Idoko, S Kaaya, IA Biraro, MA Wyatt… - PLoS …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background Individuals living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa generally take more than
90% of prescribed doses of antiretroviral therapy (ART). This number exceeds the levels of …

No room for complacency about adherence to antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa

CJ Gill, DH Hamer, JL Simon, DM Thea, LL Sabin - Aids, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Medication adherence is essential to successful treatment of HIV/AIDS. Maintaining high
adherence will likely prove a major challenge in Africa—just as it has in developed nations …

Determinants of non-adherence to subsidized anti-retroviral treatment in southeast Nigeria

BSC Uzochukwu, OE Onwujekwe… - Health policy and …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment programme in Nigeria is delivered through selected
teaching and mission hospitals at a free/subsidized rate. The government aims to scale up …

The effects on tuberculosis treatment adherence from utilising community health workers: a comparison of selected rural and urban settings in Kenya

JR Ong'ang'o, C Mwachari, H Kipruto, S Karanja - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Community Health Workers (CHWs) have been utilised for various primary
health care activities in different settings especially in developing countries. Usually when …

Sex differences in adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy: a meta-analysis

C Ortego, TB Huedo-Medina, P Santos, E Rodríguez… - AIDS care, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Observational studies have found that women tend to have lower adherence to highly active
antiretroviral therapy (HAART) than men do, though no meta-analysis has yet investigated …

Adult patients' adherence to anti-retroviral treatment: A survey correlating pharmacy refill records and pill counts with immunological and virological indices

NO Ndubuka, VJ Ehlers - International journal of nursing studies, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Providing anti-retroviral therapy (ART) to patients free of charge enhances
their wellbeing, reduces the number of opportunistic infections and enables them to live …

Assessment of the impact of adherence and other predictors during HAART on various CD4 cell responses in resource-limited settings

DP Abrogoua, BJ Kablan, BAT Kamenan… - Patient preference …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Objective The aim of this study was to quantify, by modeling, the impact of significant
predictors on CD4 cell response during antiretroviral therapy in a resource-limited setting …

[PDF][PDF] Factors that facilitate or constrain adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adults at four public health facilities in Botswana: a pre-intervention study

J Kgatlwane, R Ogenyi, C Ekezie… - From access to …, 2006 - researchgate.net
The study was carried out with financial support from the World Health Organization (WHO)
and technical support was provided throughout by the University of Amsterdam …