Perceived satisfaction with HIV care and its association with adherence to antiretroviral therapy and viral suppression in the African Cohort Study

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dc.contributor.authorSomi, Nancy
dc.contributor.authorDear, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorReed, Domonique
dc.contributor.authorParikh, Ajay
dc.contributor.authorLwilla, Anange
dc.contributor.authorBahemana, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.authorKhamadi, Samoel
dc.contributor.authorIroezindu, Michael
dc.contributor.authorKibuuka, Hannah
dc.contributor.authorMaswai, Jonah
dc.contributor.authorCrowell, Trevor A.
dc.contributor.authorOwuoth, John
dc.contributor.authorMaganga, Lucas
dc.contributor.authorPolyak, Christina
dc.contributor.authorAke, Julie
dc.contributor.authorEsber, Allahna
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-06T15:51:06Z
dc.date.available2022-12-06T15:51:06Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractIncreased availability of HIV care over the past decade has dramatically reduced morbidity and mortality among people living with HIV (PLWH) in sub-Saharan Africa. However, perceived and experienced barriers to care, including dissatisfaction with services, may impact adherence and viral suppression. We examined the associations between satisfaction with HIV care and antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence and viral load suppression. Methods: The African Cohort Study (AFRICOS) is a prospective observational study conducted at PEPFAR-supported clinics in four African countries. At enrollment and twice-yearly study visits, participants received a clinical assessment and a socio-behavioral questionnaire was administered. Participants were classified as dissatisfied with care if they reported dissatisfaction with any of the following: waiting time, health care worker skills, health care worker attitudes, quality of clinic building, or overall quality of care received. Robust Poisson regression was used to estimate prevalence ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for associations between satisfaction with care and ART adherence and between satisfaction with care and viral suppression (viral load < 1000 copies/mL). Results: As of 1 March 2020, 2928 PLWH were enrolled and 2311 had a year of follow-up visits. At the first annual follow-up visit, 2309 participants responded to questions regarding satisfaction with quality of care, and 2069 (89.6%) reported satisfaction with care. Dissatisfaction with waiting time was reported by 177 (7.6%), building quality by 59 (2.6%), overall quality of care by 18 (0.8%), health care worker attitudes by 16 (0.7%), and health care worker skills by 15 (0.7%). After adjusting for age and site, there was no significant difference in viral suppression between those who were satisfied with care and those who were dissatisfied (aPR: 1.03, 95% CI 0.97–1.09). Satisfaction with HIV care was moderately associated with ART adherence among AFRICOS participants (aPR: 1.09; 95% CI 1.00–1.16). Conclusions: While patient satisfaction in AFRICOS was high and the association between perceived quality of care and adherence to ART was marginal, we did identify potential target areas for HIV care improvement, including reducing clinic waiting times.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSomi, N., Dear, N., Reed, D., Parikh, A., Lwilla, A., Bahemana, E., ... & Esber, A. (2021). Perceived satisfaction with HIV care and its association with adherence to antiretroviral therapy and viral suppression in the African Cohort Study. AIDS research and therapy, 18(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12981-021-00414-3en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12981-021-00414-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/6013
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAIDS research and therapyen_US
dc.subjectHIV/AIDSen_US
dc.subjectQuality of careen_US
dc.subjectViral loaden_US
dc.titlePerceived satisfaction with HIV care and its association with adherence to antiretroviral therapy and viral suppression in the African Cohort Studyen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US
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