Despite well-established clinical benefits of HIV antiretroviral therapy, millions of individuals do not present for care or do not stay in care for a multitude of reasons. Challenges arise at every step, from HIV testing to collecting test results, determining CD4 count, initiating ART when appropriate, and adhering to ART.
“While many strategies are used to increase the number of people receiving ART in resource-limited settings, few focus on patient perception and reasons to refuse ART initiation,” says Ingrid Katz, an Infectious Disease physician whose research focuses on the social and behavioral determinants of health promotion in South Africa.
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