Role of religious beliefs in adherence to antiretroviral therapy in the Cape Town metropole: a study protocol.

Ivo Nchendia AziaShernaaz CarelseAnam NyembeziFerdinand C Mukumbang

Published in: BMJ open (2022)

Phase 1 of the study will not require ethics approval. Ethics approval for phases 2 and 3 has been received from the University of the Western Cape Biomedical Research and Ethics Committee and the Western Cape Department of Health. Informed consent forms will be obtained from all participants at the different phases of the study. The study findings will be disseminated through publications in scientific journals, presentations at conferences and workshops aimed at improving ART adherence.

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