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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence in rural Mozambique
BMC Public Health, Volume 11, Article 650, Year 2011
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Background: HIV is treated as a chronic disease, but high lost-to-follow-up rates and poor adherence to medication result in higher mortality, morbidity, and viral mutation. Within 18 clinical sites in rural Zambézia Province, Mozambique, patient adherence to antiretroviral therapy has been sub-optimal. Methods. To better understand barriers to adherence, we conducted 18 community and clinic focus groups in six rural districts. We interviewed 76 women and 88 men, of whom 124 were community participants (CP; 60 women, 64 men) and 40 were health care workers (HCW; 16 women, 24 men) who provide care for those living with HIV. Results: While there was some consensus, both CP and HCW provided complementary insights. CP focus groups noted a lack of confidentiality and poor treatment by hospital staff (42% CP vs. 0% HCW), doubt as to the benefits of antiretroviral therapy (75% CP vs. 0% HCW), and sharing medications with family members (66% CP vs. 0%HCW). Men expressed a greater concern about poor treatment by HCW than women (83% men vs. 0% women). Health care workers blamed patient preference for traditional medicine (42% CP vs. 100% HCW) and the side effects of medication for poor adherence (8% CP vs. 83% CHW). Conclusions: Perspectives of CP and HCW likely reflect differing sociocultural and educational backgrounds. Health care workers must understand community perspectives on causes of suboptimal adherence as a first step toward effective intervention. © 2011 Groh et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Groh, Kate
United States, Nashville
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Audet, Carolyn M.
United States, Nashville
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Baptista, Alberto João
Unknown Affiliation
Sidat, Mohsin M.
Mozambique, Maputo
Ministry of Health Mozambique
Mozambique, Maputo
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
Vergara, Alfredo E.
United States, Nashville
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vermund, Sten Havlor
Mozambique, Maputo
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
Mozambique, Quelimane
Friends in Global Health
Moon, Troyd D.
Mozambique, Maputo
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
Mozambique, Quelimane
Friends in Global Health
Statistics
Citations: 81
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/1471-2458-11-650
e-ISSN:
14712458
Research Areas
Cancer
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Mozambique
Participants Gender
Male
Female