Factors affecting adherence to antiretroviral therapy among children and adolescents living with HIV in the Mbita Sub County Hospital, Homa Bay- Kenya

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Authors

William N Tanyi · Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

Onesmus Gachuno · Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

Theresa Odero · Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

Carey Farquhar · Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

David Kimosop · Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

Allan Mayi · Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

Abstract

The clinic attendance rate within the first 3 months, and Enhanced Adherence Counseling (EAC) were significant predictors of viral suppression, and therefore adherence to antiretroviral therapy.

Topics & Keywords

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Global Maternal and Child Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-beingNo poverty

Publication Details

Published in: African Health Sciences

Volume 21, Issue 1, pp. 18-24

DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v21i1.4s

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