"For us here, we remind ourselves": strategies and barriers to ART access and adherence among older Ugandans.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Very little is known about the barriers and facilitators to antiretroviral therapy (ART) access and adherence among older Africans. Most studies on ART have focused on individuals who are 15-49 years of age.

Methods

We used in-depth interviews with 40 persons living with HIV, aged 50 to 96 years, who had either initiated ART (n = 26) or were waiting to initiate ART (n = 14), to explore barriers and facilitators to ART access and adherence in rural Uganda.

Results

Guided by the Andersen Behavior Model, thematic content analysis highlighted 21 primary factors related to environment, patient and health behavior. Nine of the factors were common to both access and adherence, the remaining 12 were evenly split between access and adherence. Transportation costs, f

SUBMITTER: Schatz E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6357505 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature