Antiretroviral treatment in Sub-saharan Africa : challenges and prospects

The Introduction Of Antiretroviral Therapy (art) In Middle And Low Income Countries Is Arguably One Of The Most Meaningful Outcomes Recorded In The Fight Against Hiv And Aids. A Record Number Of Some 6.2 Million People Living With Hiv And Aids Are Reported To Be Benefiting From The Treatment, Which Is Reported To Have Risen By 19 Per Cent Between 2010 And 2011 And As A Result Of This, The Region Has Also Enjoyed A Significant Decline In Aids Mortality. This Volume Is The Outcome Of The 'call For Abstracts' Put Out By Ossrea In 2011 For Senior Researchers, Social Scientists And Practitioners To Write Scientific Articles On Issues Surrounding Arvs. The Volume Contains Eight Chapters Organized Into Four Sections: Art And Quality Of Life; Adherence To Art; Traditional Medicine And Art; And Sexual Behaviour Of Art Attendants. The Chapters Are Contributed By Academics And Researchers From Three Different African Countries: Four From Ethiopia, Two From Uganda And Two From Zimbabwe. Adherence To Antiretroviral Therapy In Sub-saharan Africa: Challenges And Prospects / Sibhatu Biadgilign And Ayalu Aklilu -- Quality Of Life Among Patients Living With Hiv Aids In Sub-saharan Africa / Francis Bajunirwe -- Religion, Stigma And Art Adherence In Ethiopia: The Experience Of Ethiopian Religious Associations Of People Living With Hiv And Aids / Bereket Tarekgn -- Determinants Of Adhreence To Antiretroviral Therapy Drugs In The Phase Of Rapid Scale-up Of Antiretroviral Treatment In Sub-saharan Africa: The Case Of Ethiopia / Woinishet Asnake Sisay And Abiy Ayalew Alemayehu -- Determinants Of Access To Treatments By Aids Patients In Uganda / Joseph Wasswa-matovu -- Traditional Medicine And Hiv And Aids Treatment: Challenges, Prospects And Lessons For Zimbabwe / Enock Mandizadza And Gordon Chavunduka -- The Ambivalent Patient: A Study Of Patients' Attitudes And Perceptions Towards Arvs And Traditional Medicines Or Faith Healing For Managing Hiv And Aids Illness In Rural Harare, Zimbabwe / Shastry Njeru -- Sexual Behaviour Of People Attending Anti-retroviral Therapy In Addis Ababa / Nathan Negussie. [editors Getnet Tizazu Fetene And Rahel Mesfin]. Includes Bibliographical References. The introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in middle and low income countries is arguably one of the most meaningful outcomes recorded in the fight against HIV and AIDS. A record number of some 6.2 million people living with HIV and AIDS are reported to be benefiting from the treatment, which is reported to have risen by 19 per cent between 2010 and 2011 and as a result of this, the region has also enjoyed a significant decline in AIDS mortality. This volume is the outcome of the ëcall for abstractsí put out by OSSREA in 2011 for senior researchers, social scientists and practitioners to