Table 2 Primary barriers/facilitators to ART access and adherence among OPLWH
Access | Adherence | Both |
|---|---|---|
• Transportation (B) • Mobility (B) • Waiting times at clinic (B) • Health care workers’ disregard (B) • Appointment dates (F) • Free/low-cost of drugs (F) | • Reminder strategies (F) • Alcohol use (B) • Health literacy (B/F) • Travel (B) • Counseling (B/F) • ART as life saving (F) | • Poverty/Drought (Food/water security) (B) • Stigma (fear/shame) (B) • Disclosure & Kin/community support (B/F) • Depression (worry/loneliness) (B) • Medication Characteristics (B/F) • Health beliefs (F) • Symptoms (B) • Co-morbidities/NCDs (B) • Good care at health facility (F) |