ArticleAfrican health sciences2019
Improved adherence to anti-retroviral therapy among traditionalists: reflections from rural South Africa.
Article in African health sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Potential challenges to sustained viral load suppression in the HIV treatment programme in South Africa: a narrative overview.AIDS research and therapy · 2021Review
- Testing for saturation in qualitative evidence syntheses: An update of HIV adherence in Africa.PloS one · 2021Article
- Infections, NCDS, and the scourge of cyclones and Ebola in sub-Saharan Africa.African health sciences · 2019Article
- An evaluation of the innovative potentials of a HIV pilot exploring medical pluralism in rural South Africa.SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundMedical pluralism is common place in sub-Saharan Africa. The South African pluralistic health care environment is varied and includes traditionalist beliefs relating to the efficacy of African traditional medicine. Prior research indicates that traditionalism is associated with delays in testing for HIV and treatment interruption. Despite numerous reports about this in South Africa, there is a paucity of documented strategies to counter this trend.
objectivesTo develop a strategy to reduce the impact of non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy among traditionalists in Waterberg district, Limpopo Province, South Africa.
methodsQualitative information was elicited from five face-to-face, dual moderated, semi-structured homogenous group discussions. The groups comprised of 50 purposively selected, rurally based, mixed gender traditionalists living with HIV. Grounded theory was applied to analyse qualitative findings that emerged from the group discussions.
findingsSelf-reported increases in adherence to anti-retroviral therapy and a reduction in internalised stigma by the respondents. Both are attributed by the respondents to disease causation differentiation from a traditional explanation to an allopathic explanation.
conclusionA nascent strategy has been developed which is contributing to improved adherence and a reduction in internalised stigma among traditionalists living with HIV in Waterberg district, South Africa.
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