The use of illustrated medication diaries to improve outcomes for children initiated on highly active antiretroviral therapy
Index to South African Periodicals
- Date
- 2018-01-01
- Language
- English
- Media Type
- research article
- Pages
- 131-137
- Keywords
- HIV, Mortality, Morbidity, Human immunodeficiency virus, HAART, Highly active antiretroviral therapy, National Library of South Africa, YES, P19322, NX@, PO Bx 937, Pretoria 0001, docdel@nlsa.ac.za, 2022/03/04, 2022/03/06, Immunologic response, Virologic response, Antiretroviral guidelines
- Author(s)
- Kannigan, Y., Spicer, K.B., Naby, F.
- Publication Title
- Southern African journal of HIV medicine
- Volume
- 19
- ISSN
- 1608-9693
- Description
- Points out that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) represents a huge burden of disease in South Africa. Indicates that highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is effective in reducing HIV-related morbidity and mortality, however, simple inexpensive methods like adherence diaries to optimise effects of HAART would be useful. Concludes that the addition of an illustrated medication diary to routine adherence counselling did not improve outcomes for children initiated on HAART.
- Subject
- MEDICINE, Virology