Patients’ knowledge and beliefs about antiretroviral treatment and factors associated with adherence in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

Background: Antiretroviral treatment (ART) improves the prognosis and quality of life for HIV patients by reducing the rate of disease progression and mortality. Although ART has been available in public health centres in South Africa since 2003, adherence to treatment still remains a challenge. To...

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Main Authors: Thuli G. Mthembu, Brian van Wyk
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2014-07-01
Series:Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
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Online Access:https://hsag.co.za/index.php/hsag/article/view/718