Community-based enhanced adherence counseling among people living with HIV in Ethiopia: outcomes and key predictors of viral suppression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community-based enhanced adherence counseling (CEAC) is person-centered intervention provided to PLHIV on ART and with unsuppressed viral load (VL) in community settings. This study assessed the effectiveness of CEAC in achieving viral load suppression (VLS) and explored key predictors to inform scalable strategies in resource-limited settings.

Methods

A quantitative, retrospective follow-up study was conducted between October 2022 and October 2024 on 2839 PLHIVs enrolled to CEAC service. Study participants were HIV-infected individuals who were on ART for at least six months and had unsuppressed VL. Frontline community health workers provided them with three-to-six monthly sessions of counseling to address underlying barriers to treatment adherence. Client-level

SUBMITTER: Ebrahim ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12604243 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature