" Challenges to Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence in Kampala, Uganda.

The aim of this study wasto advance knowledge of the social, geographical, and economic complexities faced by people on cART and to understand how they navigate treatment adherence within the urban context of Kampala, Uganda.Semi-structured interviews (n=30) were conducted with individuals receiving HIV treatment from the Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) in Kampala. The thematic analysis of the interview transcripts was conducted in NVivo, with direct quotations from the transcripts used to illustrate key themes.

Failure is not an option: Barriers to HIV treatment adherence in Kampala, Uganda.

This study seeks to investigate challenges to combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) treatment adherence and treatment outcomes in Kampala, Uganda. Data was collected from a survey administered to two cohorts of patients with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) receiving care and cART from the Joint Clinical Research Center (JCRC) in Kampala. Cohort I consisted of 93 individuals successfully treated on cART for a period of three years, while Cohort II consisted of 56 individuals who have experienced treatment failure with first-line cART within two years.