Magnitude and associated factors of anti-retroviral therapy adherence among children attending HIV care and treatment clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The HIV pandemic continues to contribute significantly towards childhood mortality and morbidity. The up-scaling of the Anti-retroviral therapy (ART) access has seen more children surviving and sanctions great effort be made on ensuring adherence. Adherence is a dynamic process that changes over time and is determined by variable factors. This necessitates the urgency to conduct studies to determine the potential factors affecting adherence in our setting and therefore achieve the 90-90-90 goal of sustainable viral suppression.

Objectives

To assess the magnitude and associated factors of ART adherence among children (1–14 years) attending HIV care and treatment clinics during the months of July to November 2018 in Dar es Salaam.

Methods

A cross-secti

SUBMITTER: Mussa F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9524636 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature