Open AccessImpact of Patient-Selected Care Buddies on Adherence to HIV Care, Disease Progression, and Conduct of Daily Life Among Pre-antiretroviral HIV-Infected Patients in Rakai, Uganda
Author(s) -
Gertrude Nakigozi,
Fredrick Makumbi,
John Baptist Bwanika,
Lynn Atuyambe,
Steven J. Reynolds,
Godfrey Kigozi,
Fred Nalugoda,
Larry W. Chang,
Valerian Kiggundu,
David Serwadda,
Maria J. Wawer,
Ronald H. Gray,
Moses R. Kamya
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000000710
Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , confidence interval , antiretroviral therapy , incidence (geometry) , sida , viral load , gerontology , family medicine , physical therapy , viral disease , physics , optics
Data are limited on effects of household or community support persons ("care buddies") on enrollment into and adherence to pre-antiretroviral HIV care. We assessed the impact of care buddies on adherence to HIV clinic appointments, HIV progression, and conduct of daily life among pre-antiretroviral therapy (pre-ART) HIV-infected individuals in Rakai, Uganda.