HIV/AIDS is a chronic infectious disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus, which is characterized by a spectrum starting from primary infection with or without the acute syndrome. HIV infections are a major global public health concern. In 2019, an estimated 38 million people were living with HIV infection, and 1.7 million people became newly infected. Adherence is one of the major critical things in chronic diseases like HIV/AIDS to suppress the viral replication and to decrease the impact of the disease on one’s own life through increasing quality of life and on a country by saving skilled manpower. Poor adherence is one of the major challenges in sub-Saharan African countries like Ethiopia due to factors like socio-demographic, behavioral, disease characteristics, medication-related adverse effects and health system-related factors. This study aims to know and solve the factors, increase adherence to anti-retroviral therapy and improve the quality of life for the patients. Objective: To assess the determinants of low adherence to antiretroviral therapy among patients receiving highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) at a selected public hospital in Addis Ababa,
📖 افتح في inklap 🔗 DOI 📮 اطلب بحثاً