Factors associated with low antiretroviral therapy enrollment of children in the Simiyu region A cross-sectional Creswell mixed-methods sequential explanatory design

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dc.contributor.authorMageda, Kihulya
dc.contributor.authorKulemba, Khamis
dc.contributor.authorKapologwe, Ntuli
dc.contributor.authorKatalambula, Leonard
dc.contributor.authorPetrucka, Pammla
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-25T09:11:18Z
dc.date.available2023-05-25T09:11:18Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionFull text article. Also available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10082253/en_US
dc.description.abstractDespite substantial antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage in other groups with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Tanzania, there is a progressive decline in ART enrolment among HIV-infected children. This study aimed to determine the factors affecting the enrolment of children with HIV in ART and to identify an effective, sustainable intervention to address children’s ART care enrolment. To achieve this, we conducted a cross-sectional study using a mixed-method sequential explanatory design, including children with HIV aged 2 to 14 years in the Simiyu region. Stata™ and NVIVO™ software were used to perform quantitative and qualitative data analyses, respectively. In the quantitative analyses, we considered 427 children, with a mean age of 8.54 ± 3.54 years and a median age of 3 years (interquartile range: 1–6 years). The mean length of ART initiation delay was 3.71 ± 3.21 years. Additionally, independent child enrolment predictors included distance to the facility (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 3.31; 95% confidence interval [CI]:1.14–9.58), caregivers’ income (AOR: 0.17; 95% CI: 0.07–0.43), and fear of stigma (AOR: 3.43; 95% CI: 1.14–10.35). In qualitative analyses, 36 respondents reported that stigma, distance, and lack of HIV-positive status disclosure to their fathers were causes for low enrolment in ART. Overall, this study demonstrated that a caregiver’s income, distance to obtain HIV care services, HIV-positive status non-disclosure to the father, and fear of stigma played a significant role in children’s enrolment in HIV care. As such, HIV/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome programs would benefit from having intensive interventions to address distance, such as scaling up care and treatment centers, as well as techniques to reduce stigma in the population.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMageda, K., Kulemba, K., Kapologwe, N., Katalambula, L., & Petrucka, P. (2023). Factors associated with low antiretroviral therapy enrollment of children in the Simiyu region: A cross-sectional Creswell mixed-methods sequential explanatory design. Medicine, 102(14).en_US
dc.identifier.otherURL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10082253/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3979
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkinsen_US
dc.subjectHIV enrollmenten_US
dc.subjectChildren enrollmenten_US
dc.subjectAntiretroviral therapyen_US
dc.subjectARTen_US
dc.subjectHIV-infected childrenen_US
dc.subjectHuman immunodeficiency virusen_US
dc.subjectART initiationen_US
dc.subjectSimiyu regionen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectTherapyen_US
dc.subjectRetroviral therapyen_US
dc.subjectHIVen_US
dc.titleFactors associated with low antiretroviral therapy enrollment of children in the Simiyu region A cross-sectional Creswell mixed-methods sequential explanatory designen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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