کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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8572561 | 1564155 | 2018 | 28 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The Effect of Antiretroviral Stock-Outs on Medication Adherence Among Patients Living With HIV in Ghana: A Qualitative Study
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کلمات کلیدی
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت
پزشکی و دندانپزشکی
بیماری های عفونی
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چکیده انگلیسی
Stock-outs of medications for antiretroviral therapy have been reported as a significant barrier to HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa, but patient responses to these shortages have not been fully described. The aim of our study was to employ qualitative methods to examine the role of medication stock-outs in contributing to treatment interruption among a sample of patients already engaged in care for HIV at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana. We found that medication stock-outs presented a number of challenges to adherence for patients undergoing HIV treatment. Often, patients interrupted treatment until the stock-out ended. Those who did not interrupt treatment during stock-outs coped with shortages by stockpiling old medication or experienced clinic-initiated changes to their treatment regimens. Particularly in areas lacking the resources to monitor viral load or viral genotype, viral resistance could develop due to frequent unstructured treatment interruptions as a result of stock-outs.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - Volume 29, Issue 2, MarchâApril 2018, Pages 231-240
Journal: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - Volume 29, Issue 2, MarchâApril 2018, Pages 231-240
نویسندگان
Kathleen BA, Becky PhD, Betty MBChB, DTM&H, Rebecca MD,