Determinants Contributing to Adherence With Antiretroviral Regimen of People Living With Hiv/AIds in Babcock University Teaching Hospital

This study investigated the determinant factors contributing to adherence to an antiretroviral regimen of people living with HIV/AIDS attending Babcock University Teaching Hospital. The research design used was a cross sectional descriptive study. The population consist of the entire people living with HIV/AIDS in Babcock University Teaching Hospital. The study size used comprised of 124 HIV patients. And purposive sampling techniques were used to select the sample population. Data was collected through the use of structured self-administered questionnaires with open-ended questions and was analyzed using SPSS version 21. The findings of this study showed that half of the respondents perceive that regular adherence to ART regimen would disallow the spread of HIV to their contacts, quite a number of the respondents do not perceive that adherence to ART regimen would remove HIV/AIDS stigma in their life because regular intake of the drug would disallow the community from knowing they are retroviral positive. Based on the findings of the study it is recommended that more information, education, and communication campaigns targeted at the general public are required to eliminate or reduce stigma to the barest minimum.