Evaluating Non-Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among HIV/AIDS Patients at KIU Teaching Hospital's ART Clinic: Insights into Knowledge, Attitudes, and Socio-Demographic Influences
Uganda, one of the countries with the highest HIV burden, accounts for almost half of all new infections in theregion. A study was conducted to assess knowledge, attitude towards non-adherence to ART, and sociodemographicfactors associated with knowledge among people living with HIV/AIDS attending the ART clinic ofKIU Teaching Hospital. A total of 167 participants were selected, and bivariate and multivariate logistic regressionwas performed to identify factors associated with knowledge on non-adherence to ART. The mean knowledge scorewas 8.54, with 73.65% of participants having high knowledge and 26.35% having low knowledge. Attitude towardsnon-adherence to ART was attitudinal, with 25.15% having an unfavorable attitude and 74.85% having a favorableattitude. Factors such as having more than 4 family members and living in a rural area were independently associatedwith knowledge on non-adherence to ART among PLHIV attending the ART clinic of Kampala InternationalUniversity teaching hospital.