On-Time Appointment Keeping and Associated Factors among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Adult Patients Accessing Antiretroviral Therapy at Health Centers in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019
Background. The magnitude of on-time appointment keeping among HIV-positive adult patients was not identified in Ethiopia. Hence, this study aimed to assess on-time appointment keeping and associated factors among human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients accessing antiretroviral therapy in the...
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| author | Mengistie Kassahun Tariku Abebe Habtamu Belete Daniel Tarekegn Worede Sewnet Wongiel Misikir |
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| description | Background. The magnitude of on-time appointment keeping among HIV-positive adult patients was not identified in Ethiopia. Hence, this study aimed to assess on-time appointment keeping and associated factors among human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients accessing antiretroviral therapy in the East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia. Methods. A community-based cross-sectional study was performed on 830 HIV-positive patients from April 1 to May 10, 2019, in East Gojjam Zone. A systematic random sampling technique was used to include study subjects, and data were collected through face-to-face interviews. Bivariable and multivariable binary logistic regression analyses were performed. Independent variables with a P value of <0.05 were considered statistically significant cut points. Results. The prevalence of on-time appointment keeping was 62.1%. Being >24 years old (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 2.13; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.54–4.25), being unmarried (AOR = 0.59; 95% CI = 0.45–0.82), taking a drug regimen of tenofovir + lamivudine (3TC) + efavirenz (EFV) (AOR = 2.11; 95% CI = 1.84–3.62), taking ART ≥12 months (AOR = 4.32; 95% CI = 2.22–8.40), having a mobile (AOR = 2.22; 95% CI = 1.44–3.64), and getting adherence support (AOR = 1.83; 95% CI = 1.16; 95% 1.16–3.50) were significant factors. Conclusion. On-time appointment keeping was low. Adherence support and appointment reminders should be strengthened. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c14b87d0f829481eaae483cfdda18cba2023-12-08T00:00:11ZengHindawi LimitedAIDS Research and Treatment2090-12592023-01-01202310.1155/2023/1416187On-Time Appointment Keeping and Associated Factors among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Adult Patients Accessing Antiretroviral Therapy at Health Centers in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019Mengistie Kassahun Tariku0Abebe Habtamu Belete1Daniel Tarekegn Worede2Sewnet Wongiel Misikir3Department of Public HealthDepartment of Public HealthDepartment of Public HealthDepartment of Medical Laboratory TechnologyBackground. The magnitude of on-time appointment keeping among HIV-positive adult patients was not identified in Ethiopia. Hence, this study aimed to assess on-time appointment keeping and associated factors among human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients accessing antiretroviral therapy in the East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia. Methods. A community-based cross-sectional study was performed on 830 HIV-positive patients from April 1 to May 10, 2019, in East Gojjam Zone. A systematic random sampling technique was used to include study subjects, and data were collected through face-to-face interviews. Bivariable and multivariable binary logistic regression analyses were performed. Independent variables with a P value of <0.05 were considered statistically significant cut points. Results. The prevalence of on-time appointment keeping was 62.1%. Being >24 years old (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 2.13; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.54–4.25), being unmarried (AOR = 0.59; 95% CI = 0.45–0.82), taking a drug regimen of tenofovir + lamivudine (3TC) + efavirenz (EFV) (AOR = 2.11; 95% CI = 1.84–3.62), taking ART ≥12 months (AOR = 4.32; 95% CI = 2.22–8.40), having a mobile (AOR = 2.22; 95% CI = 1.44–3.64), and getting adherence support (AOR = 1.83; 95% CI = 1.16; 95% 1.16–3.50) were significant factors. Conclusion. On-time appointment keeping was low. Adherence support and appointment reminders should be strengthened.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/1416187 |
| spellingShingle | Mengistie Kassahun Tariku Abebe Habtamu Belete Daniel Tarekegn Worede Sewnet Wongiel Misikir On-Time Appointment Keeping and Associated Factors among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Adult Patients Accessing Antiretroviral Therapy at Health Centers in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 AIDS Research and Treatment |
| title | On-Time Appointment Keeping and Associated Factors among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Adult Patients Accessing Antiretroviral Therapy at Health Centers in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 |
| title_full | On-Time Appointment Keeping and Associated Factors among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Adult Patients Accessing Antiretroviral Therapy at Health Centers in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 |
| title_fullStr | On-Time Appointment Keeping and Associated Factors among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Adult Patients Accessing Antiretroviral Therapy at Health Centers in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 |
| title_full_unstemmed | On-Time Appointment Keeping and Associated Factors among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Adult Patients Accessing Antiretroviral Therapy at Health Centers in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 |
| title_short | On-Time Appointment Keeping and Associated Factors among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Adult Patients Accessing Antiretroviral Therapy at Health Centers in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 |
| title_sort | on time appointment keeping and associated factors among human immunodeficiency virus positive adult patients accessing antiretroviral therapy at health centers in east gojjam zone northwest ethiopia 2019 |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/1416187 |
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