Perspectives of people living with HIV and health workers about a point-of-care adherence assay: a qualitative study on acceptability.

ABSTRACT: Current antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence monitoring is premised on patients' self-reported adherence behaviour (prone to recall error) and verified by blood viral load measurement (which can delay results). A newly developed Urine Tenofovir Rapid Assay (UTRA) assesses tenofovir in urine at point-of-care and is a novel tool to test and immediately respond to adherence levels of people living with HIV (PLHIV). We explored PLHIV and health workers' initial perceptions about integrating the UTRA into routine medical care for adherence support. We conducted a series of once-off in-depth qualitative interviews with PLHIV (n = 25) and health workers (n = 5) at a primary care health facility in Cape Town, South Africa. Data analysis involved descriptive summaries of key emergen

SUBMITTER: Mcinziba A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10423296 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature