| Abstract: | This study was attempted to assess factors influencing adherence to ART among adult people
living with HIV/AIDS in Saris, Kality and Akaki health centers, Akaki-Kality Sub city, Addis
Ababa. A quantitative cross-sectional institution based study was conducted and the sample was
taken from the three health centers proportionally based on the number of current patients on
ART. The main objective of this study was to assess factors influencing adherence to
Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) among Adult People Living with HIV/AIDS in Saris, Kality and
Akaki Health Centers Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The mean of age respondents was 38 years, from
the total respondents (422), 315 (74.64%) were females. Respondents’ one month adherence
were assessed out of which, 128 (30.3%) had good adherence, 129(30.5%) of them had fair
adherence and 165 (39%) had poor adherence. Lack of expected services from health facility
by the respondents was directly associated with adherence (p= 0.015), the study shows as there
was significant association of adherence and lack of different services provided by health
facilities such as lack of good relationship between health care providers, lack of supplementary
food, lack of other necessary drug and lack of differentiated service delivery. Smoking cigarette
is also directly associated with adherence to ART, those who are smoking were less likely adhere
to ART (p=0.02). Finally, the study hints that quality management/improvement practice of
Saris, Kality and Akaki health centers need to be assessed to measure service quality and the
satisfaction level of beneficiaries. |
