FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ADHERENCE TO ANTI-RETROVIRAL THERAPY AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AGED 18-49 YEARS AT CMS COR-UNUM KIMISAGARA HC IN RWANDA
- Department of Public Health, Option of Epidemiology and disease control at Mount Kenya University.
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Based on the RPHIA conducted in 2018/2019, the viral load suppression rate in Kigali was 77.4%, ranking it as the second lowest among Rwandas provinces. This figure falls short of the third 95 UNAIDS target which aims 95% viral loads suppression among all PLHIV on ART by 2025.The suboptimal adherence is closely linked to lower viral loads suppression rate. Despite various interventions made by the Rwanda Biomedical Centre to enhancing ART adherence, the associated factors to ART adherence remain significantly unknown, particularly at CMS Cor Unum Kimisagara Health Centre. Therefore, this study was carried out to determining the level of adherence to ART and to identifying factors associated with adherence to ART among people living with HIV at CMS Cor Unum Kimisagara HC. The study used cross-sectional study design with quantitative approach. The target population were 2087 PLHIV aged from 18 to 49 years old receiving ART at CMS Cor Unum Kimisagara HC and the sample size was 336 people, calculated by using the formula of Yamane.
[Byarakaze Patrick, Uchechukwu Kevin Nwanna and Lucie Uwimana (2025); FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ADHERENCE TO ANTI-RETROVIRAL THERAPY AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AGED 18-49 YEARS AT CMS COR-UNUM KIMISAGARA HC IN RWANDA Int. J. of Adv. Res. (Oct). 1096-1111] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
