Interventions to promote adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) among adult patients at an HIV/AIDS program in Uganda
Simon Muhumuza1,
Violet Gwokyalya1 &
Elizabeth Kutamba1
To document successful interventions for promoting Adherence to ART among adult patients at Mulago hospital AIDS (ISS) clinic.
A retrospective cohort analysis was performed on data of 2,521 adult patients on ART for ≥ 1 at Mulago hospital AIDS (ISS) clinic between August 2005 and June 2009. The average adherence score for each patient was used for analysis. Adherence to ART was defined as good adherence for patients taking ≥ 95% of the prescribed ART doses and poor for patients taking < 95% of the prescribed ART doses.
Of the 2,521 patients active on ART, 65% (1,638) were female. Median age was 34 years (IQR: 29-40). Median CD4+ cell count at ART initiation and Body Mass Index (BMI) were 134 cells/mm3 (IQR: 56-198) and 21.2 kg/m2 (IQR 19.3-23.5) respectively.
Good adherence of ≥ 95% was observed in 2,406 (95.4%) of the patients
High rates of adherence to ART can be achieved in a setting with multiple interventions for adherence promotion.
Mulago-Mbarara Teaching Hospitals' Joint AIDS Program (MJAP), Kampala, Uganda
Simon Muhumuza, Violet Gwokyalya & Elizabeth Kutamba
Simon Muhumuza
Violet Gwokyalya
Elizabeth Kutamba
Correspondence to Simon Muhumuza.
Muhumuza, S., Gwokyalya, V. & Kutamba, E. Interventions to promote adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) among adult patients at an HIV/AIDS program in Uganda. Retrovirology 7 (Suppl 1), P57 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-4690-7-S1-P57
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Adult Patient