Problems Associated with the Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among HIV/AIDS patients in Ilorin, Kwara State Referral Hospitals in Nigeria.
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2016
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Published by the Faculty of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaira
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The study examined problems associated with adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV/AIDS patients in Ilorin Kwara State referral Hospitals. Antiretroviral therapy has transformed the HIV infection into a chronic manageably disease. Optimal adherence (> 95%) is required to achieve treatment success; but non-adherence still remains a major problem among patients. The objectives of this study includes examination of the association between: Adverse effects of ART among patients; Patients stigmatization: Patients' proximity to hospitals and adherence to ART. A descriptive surrey research was used. A total of 50 health workers and 150 people living with HIVIAIDS (PLWHA) Who are on ART were used (200 respondents). 15 patients and 5health workers from each of 10 selected referral hospitals were selected by simple random sampling technique. Researchers' structured questionnaire of four-point Likert scale, validated and rested for reliability (with a reliability coefficient of 0.73r obtained) was used. Chi-Square test was used to rest the association between adherence and identified problems, using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16. All the null hypotheses were rejected implying thar adverse drug effects, stigmatization and proximity to health facilities were all problems militating against adherence ot antiretroviral therapy among patients in Ilorin referral hospitals. Recommendations proffered includes: Implementation of the existing policy against stigmatization, providing antiretroviral therapy centers to Local Areas towards solving proximity problems, among others.
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Adherence, Antiretroviral therapy, HIVIAIDS, Referral, PLWHA.
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Kperogi, I. I., Aliyu, I. A., Jidda, K. A. & Oniyangi, S. O. (2016). Problems Associated with the Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among HIV/AIDS patients in Ilorin, Kwara State Referral Hospitals in Nigeria. Journal of Educational Research and Development. 10(1). Published by the Faculty of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaira