“Swallowing these drugs every day, you get tired”: a mixed-methods study to identify barriers and facilitators to retention and HIV viral load suppression among the adolescents living with HIV in TASO Mbale and TASO Soroti centers of excellence

“Swallowing these drugs every day, you get tired”: a mixed-methods study to identify barriers and facilitators to retention and HIV viral load suppression among the adolescents living with HIV in TASO Mbale and TASO Soroti centers of excellence

Abstract Background Adolescents aged 10–19 years, living with HIV (ALHIV) lag in attaining optimal viral load suppression (VLS) rates and retention in care. This study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to both treatment outcomes in TASO Mbale and TASO Soroti centers of excellence. Methods...

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Main Authors: Bonniface Oryokot, Andrew Kazibwe, Abraham Ignatius Oluka, David Kagimu, Baker Bakashaba, Saadick Mugerwa Ssentongo, Twaha Mafabi, Charles Odoi, Abubaker Kawuba, Yunus Miya, Bernard Michael Etukoit, Kenneth Mugisha, Eleanor Namusoke-Magongo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-04-01
Series:AIDS Research and Therapy
Subjects:
Adolescents
Viral load suppression
Retention
Barriers and facilitators
TASO
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12981-025-00719-7
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