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SUBMITTER: Schatz E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6357505 | biostudies-other | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Schatz Enid E Seeley Janet J Negin Joel J Weiss Helen A HA Tumwekwase Grace G Kabunga Elizabeth E Nalubega Phiona P Mugisha Joseph J
BMC public health 20190131 1
<h4>Background</h4>Very little is known about the barriers and facilitators to antiretroviral therapy (ART) access and adherence among older Africans. Most studies on ART have focused on individuals who are 15-49 years of age.<h4>Methods</h4>We used in-depth interviews with 40 persons living with HIV, aged 50 to 96 years, who had either initiated ART (n = 26) or were waiting to initiate ART (n = 14), to explore barriers and facilitators to ART access and adherence in rural Uganda.<h4>Results</h4 ...[more]