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Counseling and motivational short text messages increase adherence and behavioral changes in patient with hypertension

JKKI (Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan Indonesia), 2016
Background: Patients with hypertension often fail to achieve treatment goals of controlling their blood pressure, hence they fall onto the condition of uncontrolled hypertension.
Ginanjar Zukhruf Saputri, Akrom Akrom, Endang Darmawan   +2 more
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PrEP uptake, persistence, adherence, and effect of retrospective drug level feedback on PrEP adherence among young women in southern Africa: Results from HPTN 082, a randomized controlled trial.

PLoS Medicine, 2021
BackgroundPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective and an important prevention tool for African adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), but adherence and persistence are challenging.
Connie Celum, Sybil Hosek, Mandisa Tsholwana, Sheetal Kassim, Shorai Mukaka, Bonnie J Dye, Subash Pathak, Nyaradzo Mgodi, Linda-Gail Bekker, Deborah J Donnell, Ethan Wilson, Krista Yuha, Peter L Anderson, Yaw Agyei, Heather Noble, Scott M Rose, Jared M Baeten, Jessica M Fogel, Adeola Adeyeye, Lubbe Wiesner, James Rooney, Sinead Delany-Moretlwe   +21 more
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Routine viral load monitoring and enhanced adherence counselling at a public ART centre in Mumbai, India

PLOS ONE, 2020
Routine viral-load (VL) measurements along with enhanced adherence counselling (EAC) are recommended to achieve virological suppression among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) on anti-retroviral therapy (ART). The Mumbai Districts AIDS Control Society along with Médecins Sans Frontières has provided routine VL measurements and EAC to PLHA on ART at ...
Chinmay Laxmeshwar, Shrikala Acharya, Mrinalini Das, Padmaja Keskar, Amar Pazare, Nayana Ingole, Preeti Mehta, Pooja Gori, Homa Mansoor, Stobdan Kalon, Pramila Singh, Taanya Mathur, Gabriella Ferlazzo, Petros Isaakidis   +13 more
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Virologic Outcomes Following Enhanced Adherence Counselling among Treatment Experienced HIV Positive Patients at University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria

International STD Research & Reviews, 2021
Aims: To explore the impact of enhanced adherence counseling (EAC) in achieving viral suppression among our patients unsuppressed viral load in a large Anti-retroviral therapy (ART) program in South West Nigeria. Study Design: This study was a descriptive cross-sectional review of patients’ records. Place and Duration of Study: The study ...
Josephine Abiolu, Mary Moradeyo, Oluwatobi Olaniyi, Olutosin A. Awolude   +3 more
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Magnitude of Viral Load Suppression and Associated Factors among Clients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Public Hospitals of Hawassa City Administration, Ethiopia

HIV/AIDS: Research and Palliative Care, 2022
Abenezer Abraham Anito,1,* Tsegaye Lolaso Lenjebo,2,* Eskinder Woticha,2 Fithamlak Solomon3 1Ohio State University Global One Health Initiative, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 2School of Public Health, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia ...
Anito AA, Lenjebo TL, Woticha E, Solomon F   +3 more
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Individualised Motivational Counselling to Enhance Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy is not Superior to Didactic Counselling in South African Patients: Findings of the CAPRISA 058 Randomised Controlled Trial [PDF]

AIDS and Behavior, 2014
Concerns that standard didactic adherence counselling may be inadequate to maximise antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence led us to evaluate more intensive individualised motivational adherence counselling. We randomised 297 HIV-positive ART-naïve patients in Durban, South Africa, to receive either didactic counselling, prior to ART initiation (n ...
van Loggerenberg, Francois, Grant, Alison D, Naidoo, Kogieleum, Murrman, Marita, Gengiah, Santhanalakshmi, Gengiah, Tanuja N, Fielding, Katherine, Abdool Karim, Salim S   +7 more
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Evaluating the Outcomes of Enhanced Adherence Counselling Intervention on Clients with High Viral Loads in Selected Health Facilities in Monze District [PDF]

, 2021
ABSTRACTTo investigate the changes in Viral Load(VL) during Enhanced Adherence Counselling (EAC) sessions and its determinants among ART clients with unsuppressed VLs in Monze district.MethodA Cross-sectional study involving 616 HVL ART clients from 15 health facilities in Monze district which was conducted between October 1 2019 and March 30 2021 ...
M. Kaira, T. Sikazwe, J. Simwanza, M. Zambwe, P. J Chipimo   +4 more
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Results from a proactive follow-up intervention to improve linkage and retention among people living with HIV in Uganda: a pre-/post- study

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Despite gains in HIV testing and treatment access in sub-Saharan Africa, patient attrition from care remains a problem. Evidence is needed of real-world implementation of low-cost, scalable, and sustainable solutions to reduce attrition.
Caroline E. Boeke, Vennie Nabitaka, Andrea Rowan, Katherine Guerra, Pamela Nawaggi, Vivienne Mulema, Victor Bigira, Eleanor Magongo, Patricia Mucheri, Andrew Musoke, Cordelia Katureebe   +10 more
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Impact of patient counseling on medication adherence in respiratory tract infection patients in a tertiary care teaching hospital

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) significantly impact public health in India, with high morbidity and mortality rates. Effective management of RTIs relies on medication adherence (MA), which is often challenged by factors like forgetfulness, side ...
Sai Phalguna Prakash Chitralu, Princy Domnic Dsouza, Chandrashekhar Mallikarjun Patil, Sanatkumar Bharamu Nyamagoud, Vinod Ashok Koujalagi, Agadi Hiremath Viswanatha Swamy   +5 more
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Existing practice of perioperative management of colorectal surgeries in a regional cancer institute and compliance with ERAS guidelines

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2019
Background and Aims: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol in colorectal surgery has been shown to result in reduced rates of postoperative complications and length of stay (LOS) in the hospital.
Angshuman Rudra Pal, Suparna Mitra, Sobhan Aich, Jyotsna Goswami   +3 more
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