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Association between belief in medicine and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among human immunodeficiency virus adults in Zaira, Kaduna State, Nigeria

Background: Negative perceptions of antiretroviral treatment (ART)'s efficacy and consequences may operate as roadblocks to adherence. This research aimed to determine the association between belief in medicine and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV adults on ART in Ahmadu Bello Univ...

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Main Authors: Eze, Rosemary A, Sulaiman, Norhasmah, Mat Daud, Zulfitri 'Azuan, Babadoko, Aliyu
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Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/106754/1/20230321-2203-fwspzr.pdf
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https://www.cureus.com/articles/144241-association-between-belief-in-medicine-and-adherence-to-antiretroviral-therapy-among-human-immunodeficiency-virus-adults-in-zaira-kaduna-state-nigeria#!/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1067542024-09-25T04:29:30Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/106754/ Association between belief in medicine and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among human immunodeficiency virus adults in Zaira, Kaduna State, Nigeria Eze, Rosemary A Sulaiman, Norhasmah Mat Daud, Zulfitri 'Azuan Babadoko, Aliyu Background: Negative perceptions of antiretroviral treatment (ART)'s efficacy and consequences may operate as roadblocks to adherence. This research aimed to determine the association between belief in medicine and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV adults on ART in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Method: Using a cross-sectional design, a systematic random sampling method was used to select respondents aged 18-64 years on antiretroviral therapy for at least six months at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, outpatients of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Clinic. Sociodemographics, belief in medicine and adherence to ART were obtained using a self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, chi-square test, and multiple logistic regression were used for data analysis. Results: Among the 385 people who took part in the study, about 67.5 were females and 32.5 were males. About 54 of adults adhered to ART. More than half (55.8) of the respondents had negative perceptions (beliefs) of personal need for ART medication and about 42.3 of the respondents had more concerns about the potential negative effects of the ART medication. Government employment (odds ratio (OR) = 2.842, p = Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2023 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/106754/1/20230321-2203-fwspzr.pdf Eze, Rosemary A and Sulaiman, Norhasmah and Mat Daud, Zulfitri 'Azuan and Babadoko, Aliyu (2023) Association between belief in medicine and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among human immunodeficiency virus adults in Zaira, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Cureus, 15 (3). art. no. e36489. pp. 1-12. ISSN 2168-8184 https://www.cureus.com/articles/144241-association-between-belief-in-medicine-and-adherence-to-antiretroviral-therapy-among-human-immunodeficiency-virus-adults-in-zaira-kaduna-state-nigeria#!/ 10.7759/cureus.36489
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description Background: Negative perceptions of antiretroviral treatment (ART)'s efficacy and consequences may operate as roadblocks to adherence. This research aimed to determine the association between belief in medicine and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV adults on ART in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Method: Using a cross-sectional design, a systematic random sampling method was used to select respondents aged 18-64 years on antiretroviral therapy for at least six months at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, outpatients of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Clinic. Sociodemographics, belief in medicine and adherence to ART were obtained using a self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, chi-square test, and multiple logistic regression were used for data analysis. Results: Among the 385 people who took part in the study, about 67.5 were females and 32.5 were males. About 54 of adults adhered to ART. More than half (55.8) of the respondents had negative perceptions (beliefs) of personal need for ART medication and about 42.3 of the respondents had more concerns about the potential negative effects of the ART medication. Government employment (odds ratio (OR) = 2.842, p =
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author Eze, Rosemary A
Sulaiman, Norhasmah
Mat Daud, Zulfitri 'Azuan
Babadoko, Aliyu
spellingShingle Eze, Rosemary A
Sulaiman, Norhasmah
Mat Daud, Zulfitri 'Azuan
Babadoko, Aliyu
Association between belief in medicine and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among human immunodeficiency virus adults in Zaira, Kaduna State, Nigeria
author_facet Eze, Rosemary A
Sulaiman, Norhasmah
Mat Daud, Zulfitri 'Azuan
Babadoko, Aliyu
author_sort Eze, Rosemary A
title Association between belief in medicine and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among human immunodeficiency virus adults in Zaira, Kaduna State, Nigeria
title_short Association between belief in medicine and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among human immunodeficiency virus adults in Zaira, Kaduna State, Nigeria
title_full Association between belief in medicine and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among human immunodeficiency virus adults in Zaira, Kaduna State, Nigeria
title_fullStr Association between belief in medicine and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among human immunodeficiency virus adults in Zaira, Kaduna State, Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Association between belief in medicine and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among human immunodeficiency virus adults in Zaira, Kaduna State, Nigeria
title_sort association between belief in medicine and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among human immunodeficiency virus adults in zaira, kaduna state, nigeria
publisher Springer Science and Business Media LLC
publishDate 2023
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/106754/1/20230321-2203-fwspzr.pdf
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https://www.cureus.com/articles/144241-association-between-belief-in-medicine-and-adherence-to-antiretroviral-therapy-among-human-immunodeficiency-virus-adults-in-zaira-kaduna-state-nigeria#!/
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