Mobility and ART retention among men in Malawi: a mixed-methods study.
Marguerite ThorpMacDaphton BellosTijana TemelkovskaMisheck MphandeMorna CornellJulie A HubbardAugustine Talumba ChokoThomas J CoatesRisa M HoffmanKathryn DovelPublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2023)
Men prioritize ART and struggle with the trade-offs between their own health and providing for their families. Mobility is an essential livelihood strategy for MLHIV in Malawi, but it creates conflict with ART retention, largely due to inflexible health systems. Targeted counselling and peer support, access to ART services anywhere in the country, and MMD may improve outcomes for mobile men.