Patient knowledge of HIV and its treatment in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorTerblanche, Lauren, M.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorStellenberg, Ethelwynn, L.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-16T08:57:18Z
dc.date.available2015-03-16T08:57:18Z
dc.date.issued2014-05
dc.descriptionCITATION: Terblanche, L M. & Stellenberg, E.L. 2014. Patient knowledge of HIV and its treatment in South Africa. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 6(1): 1-7, doi: 10.4102/phcfm.v6i1.518.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.phcfm.orgen_ZA
dc.description.abstractBackground: Patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) need to achieve a 90% adherence rate to ART in order to prevent disease progression and drug resistance. The patients’ knowledge of ART and HIV is thus crucial to ensuring good adherence, decreased risk for drug resistance and cost-effective treatment for these patients. Aim: To determine the knowledge of infected patients with regard to HIV and the ART they were receiving. Setting: The study was conducted at a comprehensive community health centre in a developing low socio-economic community near Cape Town, South Africa. Methods: A quantitative descriptive correlative research design was applied. A sample consisting of 200 (8.5%) respondents was selected from a population of 2349. A multiple-choice questionnaire, comprising 29 questions, including 14 critical knowledge testing questions, was used in individual interviews conducted by either the researcher or fieldworker who assessed the respondents’ knowledge regarding various key aspects of HIV and ART. Results: Misconceptions regarding HIV and ART were revealed and scores for the 14 critical knowledge testing questions in the questionnaire revealed that 0% of the respondents had good knowledge, 20% had average knowledge and 80% had poor knowledge. Conclusion: The respondents on ART in this particular community health centre had poor knowledge of HIV and ART. This may contribute to poor adherence rates, increased drug resistance, disease progression and increased costs for the government with regard to treating such patients. Increased attention needs to be given to patient education.en
dc.description.urihttp://www.phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/518
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent7 pages
dc.identifier.citationTerblanche, L.M. & Stellenberg, E.L. 2014. Patient knowledge of HIV and its treatment in South Africa. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 6(1): 1-7, doi: 10.4102/phcfm.v6i1.518en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2071-2936 (online)
dc.identifier.issn2071-2928 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi: 10.4102/phcfm.v6i1.518
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96288
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSIS Publishingen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectHIV infections -- Treatment -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectPatient compliance -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectPatient education -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectPatient knowledge -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.titlePatient knowledge of HIV and its treatment in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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