- Title
- Prevalence and factors associated with HIV treatment non-adherence among people living with HIV in three regions of Cameroon: A cross-sectional study
- Creator
- Buh, Amos
- Creator
- Deonandan, Raywat
- Creator
- Gomes, James
- Creator
- Krentel, Alison
- Creator
- Oladimeji, Olanrewaju
- Creator
- Yaya, Sanni
- Description
- Background: In Cameroon, HIV care decentralization is enforced as a national policy, but follow-up of people living with HIV (PLWH) is provider-driven, with little patient education and limited patient participation in clinical surveillance. These types of services can result in low antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and predictors of ART non-adherence among PLWH in Cameroon. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study of PLWH in HIV treatment centres in Cameroon was conducted. Only PLWH, receiving treatment in a treatment centre within the country, who had been on treatment for at least six months and who were at least 21 years old were included in the study. Individuals were interviewed about their demographics and ART experiences. Data were collected using a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire and analyzed using STATA version 14...
- Date
- 2023/04
- Subject
- hiv treatment
- Subject
- non-adherence
- Subject
- young people
- Type
- Article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13281
- Identifier
- vital:78419
- Identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283991
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Plos One
- Relation
- Buh A, Deonandan R, Gomes J, Krentel A, Oladimeji O, Yaya S (2023) Prevalence and factors associated with HIV treatment non-adherence among people living with HIV in three regions of Cameroon: A cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE 18(4): e0283991. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0283991
- Relation
- Plos One 18 vol 4 1 20 2023 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283991
- Rights
- ©2023, authors
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