Impact of a massive earthquake on adherence to antiretroviral therapy, mental health, and treatment failure among people living with HIV in Nepal.

Bharat Singh Negi Sunil Kumar JoshiMinato NakazawaTomohiro KotakiAnup BastolaMasanori Kameoka

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Awareness programs for general public to eliminate HIV stigma; promote psychosocial counseling to earthquake victims living with HIV in order to reduce PTSD will contribute to maintaining optimal ART adherence and to prevent treatment failure.

Keyphrases

mental health
antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
hiv aids
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv positive
hiv infected patients
healthcare
hiv testing
mental illness
social support
hepatitis c virus
combination therapy
metabolic syndrome
men who have sex with men
skeletal muscle