Readiness for Antiretroviral Therapy: Implications for Linking HIV-Infected Individuals to Care and Treatment

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dc.contributor.author Maughan-Brown, Brendan
dc.contributor.author Smith, Philip
dc.contributor.author Kuo, Caroline
dc.contributor.author Harrison, Abigail
dc.contributor.author Lurie, Mark N.
dc.contributor.author Bekker, Linda-Gail
dc.contributor.author Galárraga, Omar
dc.date.accessioned 2017-09-26T11:11:24Z
dc.date.available 2017-09-26T11:11:24Z
dc.date.issued 2017
dc.identifier.citation Maughan-Brown, B., Smith, P., Kuo, C. et al. AIDS Behav (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-017-1834-2 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-017-1834-2
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/11090/891
dc.description.abstract Using survey data collected immediately after referral for ART (N = 87), this study examined ART-readiness among individuals (18 years and older) attending a mobile health clinic in South Africa. Most participants reported being very ready (84%) and motivated (85%) to start ART, but only 72% were assessed as ready for ART on all measures. Treatment readiness was lower among individuals who did not think they would test HIV-positive (aOR 0.26, p < 0.05) and among individuals who reported being in good health (aOR 0.44, p < 0.1). In contrast, higher readiness was associated with better ART knowledge (aOR 4.31, p < 0.05) and knowing someone who had experienced positive health effects from ART (aOR 2.65, p < 0.05). Results indicate that post-test counselling will need to be designed to deal with surprise at HIV diagnosis, and that health messaging needs to be carefully crafted to support uptake of ART among HIV-positive but healthy individuals. Further research is needed on effective post-test counselling approaches and effective framing of health messaging to increase awareness of the multiple positive benefits of early ART initiation and corresponding readiness to engage in treatment. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Aids and Behavior en_US
dc.subject Linkage to care en_US
dc.subject HIV/AIDS en_US
dc.subject Barriers to ART initiation en_US
dc.subject Treatment readiness en_US
dc.title Readiness for Antiretroviral Therapy: Implications for Linking HIV-Infected Individuals to Care and Treatment en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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