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Aim of the study: To assess the level of adherence and factors inuencing adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among pediatric patients of HIV.Materials and methods: After obtaining approval from the institutional ethics committee, a cross-sectional, observational study was conducted among 134 HIV/AIDS patients aged 95%. The most common cause of non-adherence was the failure at the patient's end to rell the drugs. Higher mean adherence percentage was seen among those who travelled <10 km to access ART. On assessing the association of adherence to factors affecting it, statistically signicant association was seen with ADRs and clinical outcome of the disease. Higher mean adherence was seen when the responsibility of taking the medication was shared by the participant and one other caregiver. Conclusion: Adherence level observed in this study emphasises the need for intervention to ensure good clinical outcome. Several factors were seen to inuence adherence to ART among which, occurrence of ADRs was a signicant one. The study also found that availability of a responsible care giver positively affects the outcomes of therapy. Hence educating the children and care givers about importance of adherence to ART can lead to better outcome of the therapy.
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