School of Medicine, Public Health Unit, The Copperbelt University, Ndola, Zambia
Research Article
Non Compliance and Non Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy (Art) at Kitwe Teaching Hospital
Author(s): Ronald Moondoma* and Seter Siziya
It is widely recognized that adherence to antiretroviral therapy is critical to long-term treatment success, yet rates of adherence to antiretroviral
medications are frequently sub-therapeutic. The objective of this study will be to determine the factors that contribute to the nonadherence and
noncompliance to antiretroviral therapy. This study will be important in that it will help identify the different factors that lead to noncompliance and
the various ways these factors can be combated so as to reduce the number of people dying from HIV/AIDS related causes and also help achieve
the 90-90-90 treatment plan of the WHO. The number of deaths that are recorded due to AIDS affect the country as a whole in that they are an
obstacle to social economic development hence all interventions possible must be put in place to reduce the mortality of AIDS which can also
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DOI:
10.37421/2155-6113.2021.12.861
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