Factors impacting antiretroviral therapy adherence among human immunodeficiency virus–positive adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

N Ammon, S Mason, JM Corkery - Public health, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Eighty-two percent of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–positive adolescents
live in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite the availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART) …

Contemporary issues on the epidemiology and antiretroviral adherence of HIV‐infected adolescents in sub‐Saharan Africa: a narrative review

OA Adejumo, KM Malee, P Ryscavage… - African Journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Introduction: Adolescents are a unique and sometimes neglected group in the planning of
healthcare services. This is the case in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, where more than …

Barriers and facilitators of adherence to antiretroviral drug therapy and retention in care among adult HIV-positive patients: a qualitative study from Ethiopia

WM Bezabhe, L Chalmers, LR Bereznicki… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been life saving for hundreds of thousands of
Ethiopians. With increased availability of ART in recent years, achievement of optimal …

“How am I going to live?”: exploring barriers to ART adherence among adolescents and young adults living with HIV in Uganda

S MacCarthy, U Saya, C Samba, J Birungi, S Okoboi… - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Studies from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) document how barriers to ART
adherence present additional complications among adolescents and young adults living …

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 …

Interventions to improve antiretroviral therapy adherence among adolescents and youth in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review 2015–2019

LK Reif, EJ Abrams, S Arpadi, B Elul, ML McNairy… - AIDS and Behavior, 2020 - Springer
Adolescents and youth living with HIV have poorer antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence
and viral suppression outcomes than all other age groups. Effective interventions promoting …

Perceived stigma and fear of unintended disclosure are barriers in medication adherence in adolescents with perinatal HIV in Botswana: A qualitative study

S Madiba, U Josiah - BioMed research international, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Maintaining optimal adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) is a challenge
for adolescents with perinatally HIV (ALPHIV), and there is little consensus on what factors …

Greater retention in care among adolescents on antiretroviral treatment accessing “Teen Club” an adolescent‐centred differentiated care model compared with …

RK MacKenzie, M van Lettow… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction There are numerous barriers to the care and support of adolescents living with
HIV (ALHIV) that makes this population particularly vulnerable to attrition from care, poor …

“It is all about the fear of being discriminated [against]… the person suffering from HIV will not be accepted”: a qualitative study exploring the reasons for loss to follow …

HT Wolf, BL Halpern-Felsher, EA Bukusi, KE Agot… - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background Youth represent 40% of all new HIV infections in the world, 80% of which live in
sub-Saharan Africa. Youth living with HIV (YLWH) are more likely to become lost to follow-up …

'Everyone has a secret they keep close to their hearts': challenges faced by adolescents living with HIV infection at the Kenyan coast

A Abubakar, FJR Van de Vijver, R Fischer, AS Hassan… - BMC public health, 2016 - Springer
Background The upsurge in the uptake of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has led to a significant
increase in the survival of vertically acquired HIV infected children, many of whom are …