Strategies for living with the challenges of HIV and antiretroviral use in Zambia.

作者: Ndashi Chitalu , Isaac Zulu , Deborah Jones , Stephen M. Weiss , Jacqueline Gomez

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摘要: This study sought to identify strategies for living with the challenges of HIV and antiretroviral (ARV) use among new medication users in urban Zambia. Participants (n = 160) were recruited from Lusaka, Qualitative Data was drawn monthly ARV treatment education intervention groups addressing use. Themes included community stigma, nutrition, social support HIV/ARV knowledge, concerns beliefs. Strategies adherence family, friends, organizations that provided emotional financial regarding medication, feelings depression, help household duties, transportation companionship at clinic visits assistance during illness. Social most frequent strategy coping Challenges learning take medications regularly (51%), remembering information about (29%), wait times (24%), timing doses (28%), (23%), food (23%) lack (23%). Results highlight needed programs nutritional supplementation reduce stigma utility targeting enhance health encourage sharing solutions consistent establishment behaviors supporting early prescription are presented as an important element long term adherence.

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