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Measuring Frailty in HIV-infected Individuals. Identification of Frail Patients is the First Step to Amelioration and Reversal of Frailty
Published on: July 24, 2013
Factors associated with antiretroviral therapy adherence among adolescents living with HIV in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia:
1College of Health Sciences and Referral Hospital, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia. gebre.gelanagudisa@ambou.edu.et.
Background:
Adolescents living with HIV experience persistent challenges in achieving optimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), threatening viral suppression and long-term treatment success. In sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia, developmental transitions, limited resources, and socio-cultural factors further complicate adherence. This study aims to develop and validate a model of antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence determinants among Ethiopian adolescents living with HIV by extending the information-motivation-behavioral skills (IMB) model through the integration of HIV-related stigma as an additional construct, given its significant influence on adherence in this population.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study was conducted from March to October 2024 among 219 adolescents living with HIV in ALERT hospital, Addis Ababa. The data were analyzed via SPSS and the lavaan 0.6-18 package in R. The pathways through which the study constructs influenced ART adherence were estimated via the diagonally weighted least squares (DWLS) method. Model fit was evaluated via the chi-square to degrees of freedom ratio (χ²/df), comparative fit index (CFI), Tucker-Lewis index (TLI), and root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA).
Results:
A total of 210 adolescents were included in the final analysis, of whom 68.6% were adherent to ART. The proposed model demonstrated excellent fit to the data (χ²/df = 1.23, CFI = 0.99, TLI = 0.98, RMSEA = 0.033). Treatment self-efficacy mediated the effects of ART knowledge and ART attitude on ART adherence. While social support exerted both significant direct (β = 0.20, p = .029) and indirect effects via treatment self-efficacy, resulting in a significant total effect on ART adherence (β = 0.26, p = .004), HIV-related stigma did not demonstrate significant direct or indirect effects on ART adherence.
Conclusion:
Interventions that strengthen ART-related knowledge, foster positive treatment attitudes, enhance social support, and build treatment self-efficacy may substantially improve ART adherence among adolescents living with HIV.
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