Individual, household, and community level barriers to ART adherence among women in rural Eswatini.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Despite access to free antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), noncompliance to treatment continues to be a significant challenge in Eswatini. Yet studies investigating barriers to ART adherence in Eswatini are scarce. Most notably, there is a lack of research regarding rural women in Eswatini, who are currently the country's most vulnerable to HIV infection. Therefore, the objective of the study is to investigate individual, household, and community level barriers to ART adherence among rural women living with HIV. METHODS:We conducted a qualitative study to investigate individual, household, and community level barriers to ART adherence. We conducted focus group discussions with HIV-infected women (n = 4) from rural villages

SUBMITTER: Becker N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7188206 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature