C. P. Igweagu

Factors Influencing Adherence to Anti-retroviral Therapy among Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Enugu State Southeast Nigeria

C. P. Igweagu, O. H. Chime & O. C. Ekwueme · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2019

Background: The Acquired Immune – deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a terminal illness caused by a retrovirus known as the Human Immune-deficiency virus (HIV). HIV/AIDS is a leading cause of death in sub-saharan Africa. Nigeria has the second largest HIV epidemic in the world and one...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v39i430211

Improving Adherence to Anti-retroviral Therapy among Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Enugu State, South East Nigeria

C. P. Igweagu, O. H. Chime & C. N. Onwasigwe · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2019

HIV/AIDS continues to be a major global public health issue, having claimed more than 32 million lives so far. There were approximately 37.9 million people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) at the end of 2018. Anti-retroviral therapy (ART) has significantly reduced morbidity and morta...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v39i130199