Assessing user preferences for design characteristics of oral dissolvable strips for pediatric HIV medication: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current infant antiretroviral therapy formulations pose barriers to daily adherence due to complex weight-based dosing, conspicuous preparation, and poor palatability. These adherence barriers jeopardize adherence, making patients vulnerable to virologic failure, development of drug resistance, and preventable mortality. Our team has previously established proof-of-principle for multi-drug oral dissolvable strips as alternative pediatric antiretroviral formulations with the potential to overcome these challenges and improve pediatric ART adherence and outcomes. The objective of this study was to assess caregiver and provider preferences for oral dissolvable strips and its packaging to inform its development.

Methods

Guided by concepts of user-centered design, we c

SUBMITTER: Wexler C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10580521 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature