Antiretroviral therapy adherence and the youth: An assessment of teen clubs’ implementation fidelity in southern Malawi

Globallythereare2.1millionadolescentslivingwithHIV.1.7millionarein subSaharanAfrica.MalawihasoneofthehighestHIV/AIDSprevalenceratesinthe worldwith12.0%ofthoseaged15-49yearsinfected.AdherencetoARThasprovedto bedifficultforpeoplelivingwithHIVandoftenfallsbelowtherequiredlevelsandthus, youthsliving...

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Автор: Kunje, Gertrude Magomero
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Опубліковано: 2021
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description Globallythereare2.1millionadolescentslivingwithHIV.1.7millionarein subSaharanAfrica.MalawihasoneofthehighestHIV/AIDSprevalenceratesinthe worldwith12.0%ofthoseaged15-49yearsinfected.AdherencetoARThasprovedto bedifficultforpeoplelivingwithHIVandoftenfallsbelowtherequiredlevelsandthus, youthslivingwithHIVareamongthepopulationgroupswithpoorerARTadherence rates.Fidelityisdefinedasadherence,integrityandqualityofimplementationofan intervention.HoweverhighlevelsofadherencearecrucialtothesuccessofHIV therapiesinordertosustainviralsuppression. Objective:ToassessthefidelityofimplementingteenclubsdesignedtoenhanceART adherenceinBlantyreDistrict WeconductedaFormativeEvaluationQualitativeResearchthatwasguided byaConsolidated FrameworkforImplementationResearchusing KeyInformant Interviewstoestablishifteenclubinterventionisimplementedwithfidelity.Thestudy wasconductedinfiveBlantyreHealthCentreTeenClubsnamely:Chilomoni,Chileka, SouthLunzu,Mpemba,NdirandeandLightHouseClinicatQueenElizabethCentral Hospital. Weusedacasestudymethodandpurposivesampling.Eligiblestudy participantswereteenclubfacilitatorswhohavefacilitatedteenclubsforatleasta year.IndepthInterviewswereaudiorecordedandthentranscribedverbatim.Thematic contentanalysiswasusedtoanalyzethedatamanually. HalfofthesampledteenclubshadguidelinesforconductingTeenClub Activities.TheexistedguidelinescompliedwiththeBaylorInternationalPediatricsAIDS Initiative.However,someelementswerenotfollowed.Trainingoftheteenclub vi facilitatorswasoneofthefactorsthatinfluencedcompliancewiththeguidelines. From theresults,theassessmenthasgeneratedinformationonattributes thatleadtocomplianceandnoncomplianceofHIVteenclubguidelinesinrelationto implementationfidelityoftheteenclubintervention.Ateenclubcannotbeoperated withoutthedesignatedguidelinesthatareestablishedtobefollowedassuchthey shouldbecompliedwith.
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spelling oai:nkhokwe.kuhes.ac.mw:20.500.12845-3172023-03-11T23:59:40Z Antiretroviral therapy adherence and the youth: An assessment of teen clubs’ implementation fidelity in southern Malawi Kunje, Gertrude Magomero Globallythereare2.1millionadolescentslivingwithHIV.1.7millionarein subSaharanAfrica.MalawihasoneofthehighestHIV/AIDSprevalenceratesinthe worldwith12.0%ofthoseaged15-49yearsinfected.AdherencetoARThasprovedto bedifficultforpeoplelivingwithHIVandoftenfallsbelowtherequiredlevelsandthus, youthslivingwithHIVareamongthepopulationgroupswithpoorerARTadherence rates.Fidelityisdefinedasadherence,integrityandqualityofimplementationofan intervention.HoweverhighlevelsofadherencearecrucialtothesuccessofHIV therapiesinordertosustainviralsuppression. Objective:ToassessthefidelityofimplementingteenclubsdesignedtoenhanceART adherenceinBlantyreDistrict WeconductedaFormativeEvaluationQualitativeResearchthatwasguided byaConsolidated FrameworkforImplementationResearchusing KeyInformant Interviewstoestablishifteenclubinterventionisimplementedwithfidelity.Thestudy wasconductedinfiveBlantyreHealthCentreTeenClubsnamely:Chilomoni,Chileka, SouthLunzu,Mpemba,NdirandeandLightHouseClinicatQueenElizabethCentral Hospital. Weusedacasestudymethodandpurposivesampling.Eligiblestudy participantswereteenclubfacilitatorswhohavefacilitatedteenclubsforatleasta year.IndepthInterviewswereaudiorecordedandthentranscribedverbatim.Thematic contentanalysiswasusedtoanalyzethedatamanually. HalfofthesampledteenclubshadguidelinesforconductingTeenClub Activities.TheexistedguidelinescompliedwiththeBaylorInternationalPediatricsAIDS Initiative.However,someelementswerenotfollowed.Trainingoftheteenclub vi facilitatorswasoneofthefactorsthatinfluencedcompliancewiththeguidelines. From theresults,theassessmenthasgeneratedinformationonattributes thatleadtocomplianceandnoncomplianceofHIVteenclubguidelinesinrelationto implementationfidelityoftheteenclubintervention.Ateenclubcannotbeoperated withoutthedesignatedguidelinesthatareestablishedtobefollowedassuchthey shouldbecompliedwith. 2021-08-24T19:31:09Z 2021-11-03T06:28:26Z 2021-08-24T19:31:09Z 2021-11-03T06:28:26Z 2020-03-01 Thesis http://nkhokwe.kuhes.ac.mw:8080/handle/20.500.12845/317 en application/pdf
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Antiretroviral therapy adherence and the youth: An assessment of teen clubs’ implementation fidelity in southern Malawi
title Antiretroviral therapy adherence and the youth: An assessment of teen clubs’ implementation fidelity in southern Malawi
title_full Antiretroviral therapy adherence and the youth: An assessment of teen clubs’ implementation fidelity in southern Malawi
title_fullStr Antiretroviral therapy adherence and the youth: An assessment of teen clubs’ implementation fidelity in southern Malawi
title_full_unstemmed Antiretroviral therapy adherence and the youth: An assessment of teen clubs’ implementation fidelity in southern Malawi
title_short Antiretroviral therapy adherence and the youth: An assessment of teen clubs’ implementation fidelity in southern Malawi
title_sort antiretroviral therapy adherence and the youth: an assessment of teen clubs’ implementation fidelity in southern malawi
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