Open AccessA qualitative study to identify the perceptions of adherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV
Author(s) -
Arjunahalli Eshwarachar Paramesha,
Leena Kunnath Chacko
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_164_20
Subject(s) - thematic analysis , qualitative research , perception , stigma (botany) , antiretroviral therapy , social stigma , population , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , psychology , health care , gerontology , clinical psychology , family medicine , viral load , psychiatry , sociology , environmental health , neuroscience , economics , economic growth , social science
Primary health care for marginalized population group such as people living with HIV (PLHIV) is challenging as evidenced by the alarming magnitude of nonadherence to freely available antiretroviral therapy (ART). Successful viral suppression depends on optimum adherence to ART which in turn depends on the client's perceptions toward adherence and ART.