Accessing HAART in northern BC: Understanding the barriers and supports to medication adherence and engagement in HIV-related care.

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Abstract	Abstract Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has significantly improved the health and well-being of many people living with HIV. Successful treatment with HAART requires a very high level of adherence, and continued engagement with health care services. Particular challenges to successful treatment with HAART exist in northern BC, but little research has been done in this region. This study investigated the experiences of those prescribed HAART who live in northern BC in order to identify what barriers and supports exist to optimal adherence, and engagement in HIV-related care. In-depth interviews indicated the complex and intersecting factors which affect adherence and engagement in care. Proximal, intermediate and distal social determinant of health which are relevant to adherence and engagement in HIV-related care were identified. Depression and stress, prioritization, and access to medications and care were identified as mechanisms in which various factors acted as barriers to adherence and engagement in care. --Leaf ii.
Persons	Persons Author (aut): Jordan, Michael David Thesis advisor (ths): Lavoie, Josée
Degree Name	Degree Name Master of Science (MSc)
Department	Department Community Health
DOI	DOI https://doi.org/10.24124/2014/bpgub996
Collection(s)	Collection(s) Dissertations and Theses

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Date Created/Date Issued	2014
Publisher	University of Northern British Columbia
Issuance	monographic

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Subject Topic	Subject Topic HIV-positive persons -- Services for -- British Columbia, Northern -- Evaluation. Chemotherapy, Combination -- British Columbia, Northern. Highly active antiretroviral therapy. HIV infections -- Treatment -- British Columbia, Northern.
Library of Congress Classification	Library of Congress Classification RA643.86.C2 J67 2013

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Extent	Extent Number of pages in document: 133
Physical Form	Physical Form electronic
Content type	Content type Digital Document
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Genre	Genre thesis
Language	Language English

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ISBN	ISBN 978-1-321-15451-1

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