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Psychosocial Aspects of ART Counseling: A Comparison of HIV Beliefs and Knowledge in PMTCT and ART-Naive Women
The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, v 28(4), pp 504-517
01 Jul 2017
PMID: 28377125
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Abstract
Antiretroviral therapy (ART)-readiness counseling has been deemed critical to adherence, instilling knowledge, and promoting positive beliefs and attitudes. In the landscape of changing policy in South Africa, some ART initiators have had prior ART-readiness counseling (e.g., for prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission [PMTCT] programs). The extent to which previous counseling resulted in retained knowledge and belief is unknown, which may be important to the promotion of women's ART adherence. We compared 320 women living with HIV and initiating ART, with and without prior PMTCT on HIV knowledge, treatment, beliefs, and attitudes. The PMTCT group held more accurate beliefs and more positive attitudes about ART. Both groups lacked understanding of basic HIV biology. Nondisclosure of HIV status was high. Thus, in individuals re-initiating therapy, some knowledge about HIV and its treatment was not well retained. Tailored education and counseling may be critical to adherence, with a focus on biological concepts that impact ART resistance. Copyright (C) 2017 Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
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- Title
- Psychosocial Aspects of ART Counseling: A Comparison of HIV Beliefs and Knowledge in PMTCT and ART-Naive Women
- Creators
- Hetta Gouse - University of Cape TownMichelle Henry - University of Cape TownReuben N. Robbins - New York State Psychiat Inst & Hosp, Clin Psychol Psychiat, New York, NY 10032 USAJavier Lopez-Rios - New York State Psychiat Inst & Hosp, HIV Ctr Clin & Behav Studies, New York, NY 10032 USAClaude A. Mellins - New York State Psychiat Inst & Hosp, New York, NY 10032 USARobert H. Remien - New York State Psychiat Inst & Hosp, Clin Psychol Psychiat, New York, NY 10032 USAJohn A. Joska - University of Cape Town
- Publication Details
- The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, v 28(4), pp 504-517
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 14
- Grant note
- P30MH043520 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) MH095576 / National Institutes of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000406949700006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85016428383
- Other Identifier
- 991021894523904721
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- Nursing
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