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2023 School of Allied Health Sciences EURASIAN EXPERIMENT JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES

Adolescents and Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment

Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu; Getrude Uzoma Obeagu; Adekemi Linda Adejare; Okechukwu Paul-Chima Ugwu

Some factors that are related to adherence to ARV treatment among adolescents are gender, age, marital status, Education,place of residence, family size and religion. Drug related factors that are related to adherence to ARV treatment amongadolescents include having all the drugs they are supposed to take, challenges faced with the drugs, Frequency of taking ARVpills in a day, challenges faced when taking ARVs and accessibility to ARV drugs. Health related factors that are related toadherence to ARV treatment among adolescents are getting routine education and counseling about adherence to ARVs, sourceof information, had nearby health care facility to pick ARV drugs, distance between health facility and respondents’ home,availability of ARV on appointment day, availability of health care workers for ARV services