Role of religious beliefs in adherence to antiretroviral therapy in the Cape Town metropole: a study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There are presently over four million people living with HIV (PLHIV) in the South African national antiretroviral therapy (ART) programme. However, some ART programmes are battling poor ART adherence emanating from patient-related factors, including their religious beliefs. In this paper, we outline a study protocol to understand the adherence behaviours of Pentecostal Christians living with HIV to ART and to develop guidelines that can be used to strengthen ART adherence.

Methods and analysis

We propose an exploratory multimethod research design. In phase 1, a scoping review will be conducted. The data captured in this phase will be put into charting forms, analysed qualitatively, and then collated and summarised to hypothesise the relationship between religiou

SUBMITTER: Azia IN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9476115 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature