A Qualitative Study Exploring Factors Associated with Retention in HIV Care among Women with HIV in a Large HIV Clinic in Lagos, Nigeria, after Implementing the Test and Treat Policy.
Omoladun O OdediranOluwakemi Ololade OdukoyaMobolanle R BalogunJonathan A ColasantiAlani Sulaimon AkanmuPublished in: AIDS research and treatment (2022)
Several deterring factors to retention in HIV care, such as nondisclosure of status, absence of social support, and clinic barriers, persist under the Test and Treat policy. Therefore, to achieve the "treatment as prevention" for HIV/AIDS, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, it is essential to employ strategies that address these barriers and leverage the facilitators for better health outcomes among women with HIV/AIDS.
Keyphrases
- hiv aids
- social support
- antiretroviral therapy
- public health
- healthcare
- depressive symptoms
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected
- mental health
- hiv positive
- primary care
- quality improvement
- hepatitis c virus
- combination therapy
- hiv testing
- risk assessment
- human health
- health promotion
- social media
- men who have sex with men