ArticleAIDS and behavior2009
Adherence to anti retroviral therapy (ART) during Muslim Ramadan fasting.
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- Religious and Cultural Considerations for the Dermatologic Care of Muslim Communities: A Narrative Review of Patient-Centered Strategies.American journal of clinical dermatology · 2026Review
- Rise of ischaemic stroke incidence among Muslims during the Ramadan period: a 5-year observational study.Singapore medical journal · 2026Observational
- Factors associated with non-optimal antiretroviral adherence among MSM and women living with HIV in South India: an exploratory analysis.Epidemiology and infection · 2026Article
- Communicating with Clinicians on Fasting during Ramadan: The Patients' Perspective.Journal of religion and health · 2021Article
- Clinicians' Perspectives on Caring for Muslim Patients Considering Fasting During Ramadan.Journal of religion and health · 2020Article
- Self-reported adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria.Ghana medical journal · 2020Article
- The Islamification of antiretroviral therapy: Reconciling HIV treatment and religion in northern Nigeria.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2017Article
- Determinants of adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-positive adults in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.BMJ global health · 2016Article
- Factors that influence adherence to antiretroviral treatment in an urban population, Jakarta, Indonesia.PloS one · 2014Article
- Adherence to antiretroviral therapy in Nigeria: an overview of research studies and implications for policy and practice.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2010Article
- Adherence to antiretroviral therapy and its determinants among persons living with HIV/AIDS in Bayelsa state, Nigeria.Pharmacy practiceArticle
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Abstract
Annual fasting during the month of Ramadan is observed in Muslim countries, some of which have widespread HIV infection. We studied treatment adherence and customary practices among 142 fasting 'FT' and 101 non-fasting 'NFT' patients on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in Nigeria. Adherence on ART among FT and NFT patients was similar during Ramadan, 96% and 98%, and ever since commencement of ART, 80% and 88%, respectively. FT patients altered their typical daily behaviors by advancing morning and delaying evening doses thereby prolonging dosing intervals, eating heavier meals pre-dawn and on breakfast at sunset (78%), and changing or reducing their sleeping and waking times (40%). This preliminary study suggests that adherence and drug taking frequency appear uncompromised in FT HIV infected patients on ARVs.
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