Understanding Antiretroviral Treatment Adherence Among HIV-Positive Women at Four Postpartum Time Intervals: Qualitative Results from the Kabeho Study in Rwanda

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 153-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle M. Gill ◽  
Aline Umutoni ◽  
Heather J. Hoffman ◽  
Dieudonne Ndatimana ◽  
Gilles F. Ndayisaba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Adherence ◽  
Antiretroviral Treatment ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Time Intervals ◽  
Hiv Positive Women ◽  
Antiretroviral Treatment Adherence

scholarly journals HIV-Positive Patients’ Perceptions of Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence in Relation to Subjective Time: Imprinting, Domino Effects, and Future Shadowing

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 232595821875920
Author(s):  
David Lessard ◽  
Isabelle Toupin ◽  
Kim Engler ◽  
Andràs Lènàrt ◽  
Bertrand Lebouché ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Adherence ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Antiretroviral Treatment ◽  
Subjective Experience ◽  
Hiv Care ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Subjective Time ◽  
Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence ◽  
Antiretroviral Treatment Adherence

Antiretroviral treatment adherence barriers are major concerns in HIV care. They are multiple and change over time. Considering temporality in patients’ perceptions of adherence barriers could improve adherence management. We explored how temporality manifests itself in patients’ perceptions of adherence barriers. We conducted 2 semi-structured focus groups on adherence barriers with 12 adults with HIV which were analyzed with grounded theory. A third focus group served to validate the results obtained. Three temporal categories were manifest in HIV-positive patients’ perceptions of barriers: (1) imprinting (events with lasting impacts on patients), (2) domino effects (chain of life events), and (3) future shadowing (apprehension about long-term adherence). An overarching theme, weathering (gradual erosion of abilities to adhere), traversed these categories. These temporalities explain how similar barriers may be perceived differently by patients. They could be useful to providers for adapting their interventions and improving understanding of patients’ subjective experience of adherence.

Factors influencing utilization of postpartum CD4 count testing by HIV-positive women not yet eligible for antiretroviral treatment

AIDS Care ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 322-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate P. Gilles ◽  
Chifundo Zimba ◽  
Innocent Mofolo ◽  
Emily Bobrow ◽  
Gloria Hamela ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antiretroviral Treatment ◽  
Cd4 Count ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Hiv Positive Women
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