Adherence barriers and interventions to improve ART adherence in Sub-Saharan African countries: A systematic review protocol
<h4>Background</h4> The HIV/AIDS pandemic continues to be a major public health concern, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite efforts to reduce new infections and deaths with the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART), SSA countries continue to bear the heaviest burden of HIV/A...
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| author | Amos Buh Raywat Deonandan James Gomes Alison Krentel Olanrewaju Oladimeji Sanni Yaya |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4> The HIV/AIDS pandemic continues to be a major public health concern, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite efforts to reduce new infections and deaths with the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART), SSA countries continue to bear the heaviest burden of HIV/AIDS globally, accounting for two-thirds of global new infections. The goal of this review is to identify common barriers to ART adherence as well as common effective interventions that can be implemented across SSA countries to improve ART adherence. <h4>Methods</h4> A systematic review of published studies on adult HIV-positive patients aged 15 or above, that have assessed the barriers to ART adherence and interventions improving patients’ adherence to ART in SSA countries shall be conducted. We will conduct electronic searches for articles that have been published starting from January 2010 onwards. The databases that shall be searched will include Medline Ovid, CINAHL, Embase, and Scopus. The review will include experimental and quasi-experimental studies such as randomized and non-randomized controlled trials as well as comparative before and after studies, and observational studies—cross-sectional studies, cohort studies, prospective and retrospective studies. Two independent reviewers will screen all identified studies, extract data and appraise the methodological quality of the studies using standard critical appraisal tools from the Joanna Briggs Institute. The extracted data will be subjected to a meta-analysis and narrative synthesis. <h4>Discussion</h4> This review will synthesize existing evidence on ART adherence barriers and strategies for improving patient adherence to ART in SSA countries. It will identify common barriers to adherence and common interventions proven to improve adherence across SSA. We anticipate that the findings of this review will provide information policy makers and stakeholders involved in the fight against HIV, will find useful in deriving better ways of not only retaining patients on treatment but having them adhere to their treatment. <h4>Review registration</h4> This protocol has been registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO); registration number CRD42021262256. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-90e5662be6c740dc87e77558d3c0f5952022-12-22T00:23:53ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-01176Adherence barriers and interventions to improve ART adherence in Sub-Saharan African countries: A systematic review protocolAmos BuhRaywat DeonandanJames GomesAlison KrentelOlanrewaju OladimejiSanni Yaya<h4>Background</h4> The HIV/AIDS pandemic continues to be a major public health concern, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite efforts to reduce new infections and deaths with the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART), SSA countries continue to bear the heaviest burden of HIV/AIDS globally, accounting for two-thirds of global new infections. The goal of this review is to identify common barriers to ART adherence as well as common effective interventions that can be implemented across SSA countries to improve ART adherence. <h4>Methods</h4> A systematic review of published studies on adult HIV-positive patients aged 15 or above, that have assessed the barriers to ART adherence and interventions improving patients’ adherence to ART in SSA countries shall be conducted. We will conduct electronic searches for articles that have been published starting from January 2010 onwards. The databases that shall be searched will include Medline Ovid, CINAHL, Embase, and Scopus. The review will include experimental and quasi-experimental studies such as randomized and non-randomized controlled trials as well as comparative before and after studies, and observational studies—cross-sectional studies, cohort studies, prospective and retrospective studies. Two independent reviewers will screen all identified studies, extract data and appraise the methodological quality of the studies using standard critical appraisal tools from the Joanna Briggs Institute. The extracted data will be subjected to a meta-analysis and narrative synthesis. <h4>Discussion</h4> This review will synthesize existing evidence on ART adherence barriers and strategies for improving patient adherence to ART in SSA countries. It will identify common barriers to adherence and common interventions proven to improve adherence across SSA. We anticipate that the findings of this review will provide information policy makers and stakeholders involved in the fight against HIV, will find useful in deriving better ways of not only retaining patients on treatment but having them adhere to their treatment. <h4>Review registration</h4> This protocol has been registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO); registration number CRD42021262256.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9200354/?tool=EBI |
| spellingShingle | Amos Buh Raywat Deonandan James Gomes Alison Krentel Olanrewaju Oladimeji Sanni Yaya Adherence barriers and interventions to improve ART adherence in Sub-Saharan African countries: A systematic review protocol PLoS ONE |
| title | Adherence barriers and interventions to improve ART adherence in Sub-Saharan African countries: A systematic review protocol |
| title_full | Adherence barriers and interventions to improve ART adherence in Sub-Saharan African countries: A systematic review protocol |
| title_fullStr | Adherence barriers and interventions to improve ART adherence in Sub-Saharan African countries: A systematic review protocol |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adherence barriers and interventions to improve ART adherence in Sub-Saharan African countries: A systematic review protocol |
| title_short | Adherence barriers and interventions to improve ART adherence in Sub-Saharan African countries: A systematic review protocol |
| title_sort | adherence barriers and interventions to improve art adherence in sub saharan african countries a systematic review protocol |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9200354/?tool=EBI |
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