Background The WHO estimates that a considerable number of people in Sub-Saharan
Africa (SSA) rely on traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM) to meet …

Objective The rapid scale up of antiretroviral treatment (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
has resulted in an increased focus on patient adherence. Non-adherence can lead to drug …

Adherence to medications is dependent upon a variety of factors, including individual
characteristics of the patient, the patient's family and culture, interactions with healthcare …

Background Living with HIV requires lifelong care to support engagement with and
adherence to antiretroviral therapy. The Middle East and North Africa region provides …

Spirituality and religion are important to many people living with HIV (PLWH). Recent
research has focused on special populations (ethnic-minorities, women, and youth) …

Background Despite the availability of potent antiretroviral drugs, the management of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection still presents some important challenges, especially …

Provision of high-quality HIV care is challenging, especially in rural primary care clinics in
high HIV burden settings. We aimed to better understand the main challenges to quality HIV …

Background Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is highly prevalent among
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD patients). We assessed whether its use, both for IBD and …

This study aimed to assess the prevalence and determinants of Complementary and
Alternative Medicine (CAM) use among People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) in …

Background: Multiple studies have identified a relationship between the complexity of a
medication regimen and non-adherence. However, most studies in people who live with HIV …