“Swallowing these drugs every day, you get tired”: a mixed-methods study to identify barriers and facilitators to retention and HIV viral load suppression among the adolescents living with HIV in TASO Mbale and TASO Soroti centers of excellence
VLS rate was sub-optimal mainly due to poor adherence. HIV programs could utilize the barriers and facilitators identified to improve VLS. Conversely, retention rate at one year was good, likely due to provision of adolescent friendly health services. ALHIV and their caregivers need to be empowered to sustain retention and improve VLS.
Authors
- Abraham Ignatius Oluka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1579-4769)
- Kenneth Mugisha
- David Kagimu
- Abubaker Kawuba
- Charles Odoi
- Andrew Kazibwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0738-8234)
- Bernard Michael Etukoit
- Eleanor Namusoke-Magongo
- Yunus Miya
- Baker Bakashaba
- Bonniface Oryokot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3702-1537)
- Saadick Mugerwa Ssentongo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6270-4953)
- Twaha Mafabi
Institutions
- The AIDS Support Organization (UG)
- AIDS Information Centre (UG)
- Ministry of Health (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AIDS Research and Therapy
- Published
- 2025-04-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12981-025-00719-7
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.77
Funders
- International AIDS Society