BACKGROUND: Although, numerous factors predicting adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among... more BACKGROUND: Although, numerous factors predicting adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) have been broadly studied on both regional and global level, up-to-date adherence of patients to ART remains an overarching, dynamic and multifaceted problem that needs to be investigated overtime and across various contexts. There is a dearth of empirical studies on the interactive mechanism by psychosocial factors predict adherence to ART among PLWH in South Africa. This study investigated the relationship between depression, HIV-stigma, and adherence to ART among adult patients living with HIV at a tertiary Hospital in Durban, South Africa and the mediating role of self-efficacy and social support.METHODS: A total of 201 male and female adult patients aged between 18-75 years receiving ART at King Edward VIII Hospital's ARV clinic were sampled, using time location sampling (TLS) and data were collected using self-administered questionnaire. Guid...
BACKGROUND:For people living with HIV (PLWH), treatment adherence self-efficacy is considered as ... more BACKGROUND:For people living with HIV (PLWH), treatment adherence self-efficacy is considered as a critical predictor of psychosocial well-being and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Through previous studies social support and HIV-stigma have been noted to be independently linked with adherence to ART among adult PLWH. However, the process through which the HIV-stigma moderate the relationship between sources of perceived social support and HIV adherence self-efficacy is not fully known. Therefore, the study investigated whether the relationship between sources of perceived social support and HIV adherence self-efficacy is moderated by HIV-stigma. METHODS:The study was conducted between October andNovember 2020at King Edward VIII hospital based in Umbilo Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Using a cross-sectional survey design a total of 201 adult patients 71% (n=142) female and 29% (n=59) male, aged 18-75 years receiving ART completed a self-administered questionnaire mea...
BACKGROUND: Although, numerous factors predicting adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among... more BACKGROUND: Although, numerous factors predicting adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) have been broadly studied on both regional and global level, up-to-date adherence of patients to ART remains an overarching, dynamic and multifaceted problem that needs to be investigated overtime and across various contexts. There is a dearth of empirical studies on the interactive mechanism by psychosocial factors predict adherence to ART among PLWH in South Africa. This study investigated the relationship between depression, HIV-stigma, and adherence to ART among adult patients living with HIV at a tertiary Hospital in Durban, South Africa and the mediating role of self-efficacy and social support.METHODS: A total of 201 male and female adult patients aged between 18-75 years receiving ART at King Edward VIII Hospital's ARV clinic were sampled, using time location sampling (TLS) and data were collected using self-administered questionnaire. Guid...
BACKGROUND:For people living with HIV (PLWH), treatment adherence self-efficacy is considered as ... more BACKGROUND:For people living with HIV (PLWH), treatment adherence self-efficacy is considered as a critical predictor of psychosocial well-being and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Through previous studies social support and HIV-stigma have been noted to be independently linked with adherence to ART among adult PLWH. However, the process through which the HIV-stigma moderate the relationship between sources of perceived social support and HIV adherence self-efficacy is not fully known. Therefore, the study investigated whether the relationship between sources of perceived social support and HIV adherence self-efficacy is moderated by HIV-stigma. METHODS:The study was conducted between October andNovember 2020at King Edward VIII hospital based in Umbilo Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Using a cross-sectional survey design a total of 201 adult patients 71% (n=142) female and 29% (n=59) male, aged 18-75 years receiving ART completed a self-administered questionnaire mea...
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