A quantitative analysis of food insecurity and other barriers associated with ART nonadherence among women in rural communities of Eswatini.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Eswatini has the highest global prevalence of HIV despite decades of universal access to free antiretroviral therapy (ART). We conducted a mixed methods study to investigate barriers to ART adherence among women living with HIV (WLHIV) in rural communities of Eswatini. Qualitative findings were reported in our previous publication. This subsequent paper expands on our qualitative analysis to examine the magnitude to which identified barriers impacted ART adherence among WLHIV in the same communities.

Methods

We used an exploratory sequential design to collect data from WLHIV (n = 166) in rural Eswatini. Quantitative data were collected using interviewer-administered survey questionnaires between October and November 2017. ART adherence was measured using the CASE

SUBMITTER: Becker N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8389413 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature