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The research study was aimed at assessing the factors that contribute to non-adherence to Ant-Retroviral Therapy (ART) treatment among HIV patients at Nchanga North General Hospital-Chingola. With regards to the objectives, they were to establish the individual factors, social-cultural factors, social-economic factors, environmental factors, and health care provider factors contributing to non-adherence to Ant-Retroviral Therapy (ART) treatment among HIV patients. A descriptive cross-sectional design that was quantitative in nature was used for the study. The study targeted 162 non-adherent patients. In collecting data, structured questionnaires were used. A purposive sampling technique was used to select 115 respondents. The collected data was entered into data sets and analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23.0 software to dissolve the portents and to evaluate the extent of ART non-adherence amongst male patients. The study concluded that non- adherence at Nchanga North Hospital is brought about by factors such as individual factors, social-cultural factors, social-economic factors, environmental factors, and health care provider factors. The research recommends that patient’s preventive interventions such as community adherence supporter programs ought to be developed and implemented for the purposes of improving and ensuring ART adherence.

texila international journal of public health

An Assessment of the Factors that Contribute to Non-Adherence to Ant-Retroviral Therapy (Art) Treatment among HIV Patients at Nchanga North General Hospital-Chingola, Zambia