William Byansi, Proscovia Nabunya, Joelynn Muwanga, Abel Mwebembezi, Christopher Damulira, Barbara Mukasa, Lily Zmachinski, Jennifer Nattabi, Rachel Brathwaite, Flavia Namuwonge, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Torsten B Neilands, Claude A Mellins, Fred M Ssewamala
PURPOSE: Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) are at high risk for adherence to antiretroviral (ART) treatment and poor health-seeking behaviors, both of which potentially compromise their quality of and satisfaction with life. This study, therefore, seeks to examine the relationship between physical health, pediatric quality of life, life satisfaction, and medication adherence among ALHIV in southwestern Uganda. METHODS: Baseline data from the Suubi+Adherence study, 2012-2018, that recruited 702 adolescents, aged 10-16 years, living with HIV in Uganda were analyzed...
July 2023: Journal of Public Health