AidsmapA qualitative study sought to understand healthcare workers’ perspectives on patients who disengage from antiretroviral therapy (ART) at a clinic in Cape Town, South Africa. Results, presented this week to the 11th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2021) showed that healthcare workers had contradictory feelings about these patients, ranging from empathy to anger.
Having sub-optimal adherence to or stopping HIV treatment can lead to drug resistance, HIV transmission, poor health outcomes, and higher cost of care. Research has shown that negative attitudes and punitive or paternalistic treatment from healthcare workers negatively impacts adherence to HIV treatment. However, previous studies haven’t focused on the perspectives of healthcare workers or their understanding of HIV care disengagement.
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Source : Aidsmap
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