Predictors of adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected persons: a prospective study in Southwest Ethiopia
Open Access
- 30 July 2008
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 8 (1) , 265
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-8-265
Abstract
The devastating impact of AIDS in the world especially in sub-Saharan Africa has led to an unprecedented global effort to ensure access to antiretroviral (ARV) drugs. Given that medication-taking behavior can immensely affect an individual's response; ART adherence is now widely recognized as an 'Achilles heel' for the successful outcome. The present study was undertaken to investigate the rate and predictors of adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected persons in southwest Ethiopia.Keywords
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