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Adolescents and Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment
Author: Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu; Getrude Uzoma Obeagu; Adekemi Linda Adejare; Okechukwu Paul-Chima Ugwu
Publisher: EURASIAN EXPERIMENT JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
Published: 2023
Section: School of Allied Health Sciences
Abstract
Some factors that are related to adherence to ARV treatment among adolescents are gender, age, marital status, Education,
place of residence, family size and religion. Drug related factors that are related to adherence to ARV treatment among
adolescents include having all the drugs they are supposed to take, challenges faced with the drugs, Frequency of taking ARV
pills in a day, challenges faced when taking ARVs and accessibility to ARV drugs. Health related factors that are related to
adherence to ARV treatment among adolescents are getting routine education and counseling about adherence to ARVs, source
of information, had nearby health care facility to pick ARV drugs, distance between health facility and respondents’ home,
availability of ARV on appointment day, availability of health care workers for ARV services