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Reasons for default follow - up of antiretroviral treatment at Thekganang ARV clinic
Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2014.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/43174 Reasons for default follow - up of antiretroviral treatment at Thekganang ARV clinic Delport, C.S.L. Mathebula, Tebogo Johanna Antiretroviral treatment (ART) Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Follow-up Adherence Default UCTD Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2014. HIV and AIDS pandemic have been declining in South Africa. HIV and AIDS affect individuals, families, organizations and the communities at large. While the roll out of the antiretroviral treatment (ART) has brought much excitement and hope to both patients and the health practitioners, it has also brought challenges (Maskew, Macphail, Menez & Rubel, 2007:853). In order for ART to be effective patients need to adhere to antiretroviral treatment, thus adherence is a critical component of ART. Patients who discontinue treatment are at high risk of illness and death because of AIDS related diseases or developing drug resistant virus. With a better understanding of the reasons for defaulting antiretroviral treatment interventions can be designed to improve adherence to antiretroviral treatment. Thus the purpose of this study was to explore the reasons why HIV and AIDS infected patients default antiretroviral treatment because adherence to ART is of utmost important. Within the context of qualitative and applied research the researcher utilized the collective case study design. Semi structured interviewing was used as data collection method to elicit qualitative information on the reasons why patients default ART. The main research question that was put forward to all participants was: What are your reasons for defaulting ART? The participants in this study were patients who have default their ART during 2012. By using systematic sampling fourteen participants from Thekganang ARV Clinic in Seshego District Hospital, Limpopo province, were selected to form a sample for this study. Some conclusions based on the findings were that: The participants were knowledgeable about the basic facts of HIV and AIDS and they had a good understanding about the importance of adherence even though they defaulted their antiretroviral treatment. The use of ART may also be challenging to individuals. The findings of this study were that not all participants in the study experienced challenges with taking ART. Those who experienced challenges included fear of disclosing HIV status, fear of stigmatization and physical challenges due to ill health. Regarding the reasons for defaulting ART, participants’ reasons for defaulting antiretroviral treatment were similar although some of the reasons applied to only one participant. Participants’ reasons for treatment default were classified into socio-economic factors, patient related, psychological related and medication related factors. Socio- economic factors included shortage of food in the household and lack of money for transport to attend clinic appointments. Patient related factors included substance abuse, lost appointment cards, participants were too busy with personal issues and relocation to another area of residence. Psychological factors that contributed to non-adherence to treatment were depression and denial. Medical related factor voiced was that participant was too confused about the drug regimen. Most participants were satisfied with the services in Thekganang ARV clinic although some participants raised concerns about staff attitudes and long queue. The findings will assist the hospital management and the clinic staff to make informed decisions about the management of defaulters in the clinic. The study was concluded with the relevant recommendations to the ART facilities. The recommendations included implementation of the multi-disciplinary centred approach, establishing patient education programmes and on-going support services to patients who fail to adhere to treatment. Future research studies should determine the prevalence of drug resistant HIV patients in the ART facilities and the development of a systematic method of capturing ‘‘lost to follow up’’ patients who pass away within hospitals. lk2014 Social Work and Criminology MA Unrestricted 2015-01-19T12:11:11Z 2015-01-19T12:11:11Z 2014/12/12 2014 Dissertation Mathebula, TJ 2014, Reasons for default follow - up of antiretroviral treatment at Thekganang ARV clinic, MA Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43174> M14/9/116 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43174 en © 2014 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Antiretroviral treatment (ART) Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Follow-up Adherence Default UCTD Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) Reasons for default follow - up of antiretroviral treatment at Thekganang ARV clinic |
| title | Reasons for default follow - up of antiretroviral treatment at Thekganang ARV clinic |
| title_full | Reasons for default follow - up of antiretroviral treatment at Thekganang ARV clinic |
| title_fullStr | Reasons for default follow - up of antiretroviral treatment at Thekganang ARV clinic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reasons for default follow - up of antiretroviral treatment at Thekganang ARV clinic |
| title_short | Reasons for default follow - up of antiretroviral treatment at Thekganang ARV clinic |
| title_sort | reasons for default follow up of antiretroviral treatment at thekganang arv clinic |
| topic | Antiretroviral treatment (ART) Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Follow-up Adherence Default UCTD Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43174 |