Young HIV-Infected Children and Their Adult Caregivers Prefer Tablets to Syrup Antiretroviral Medications in Africa

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2012
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PLoS One
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Provision of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) for HIV-infected children is complicated using syrup formulations, which are costlier than tablets, harder to transport and store and difficult for health-workers to prescribe and caregivers to administer. Dispersible/crushable tablets may be more appropriate. We studied the acceptability of syrups and scored tablets among young children who used both in the AntiRetroviral Research fOr Watoto (ARROW) trial.
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HIV, Children, Adult Caregivers, Tablets, Syrup Antiretroviral Medications
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Nahirya-Ntege, P., Cook, A., Vhembo, T., Opilo, W., Namuddu, R., Katuramu, R., ... & ARROW Trial Team. (2012). Young HIV-infected children and their adult caregivers prefer tablets to syrup antiretroviral medications in Africa. PLoS One, 7(5), e36186.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036186
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https://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/7939
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