Behaviour change counselling for ARV adherence support within primary health care facilities in the Western Cape, South Africa
SOURCE: AIDS and Behavior
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2011
TITLE AUTHOR(S): S.Dewing, C.Mathews, N.Schaay, A.Cloete, J.Louw, L.Simbayi
KEYWORDS: ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (ART), HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS COUNSELLING, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRES, RISK BEHAVIOUR, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 7006
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/3621
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3621
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2011
TITLE AUTHOR(S): S.Dewing, C.Mathews, N.Schaay, A.Cloete, J.Louw, L.Simbayi
KEYWORDS: ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (ART), HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS COUNSELLING, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRES, RISK BEHAVIOUR, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 7006
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/3621
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3621
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Abstract
Health care systems have been described as ideal settings for behaviour change counselling interventions. There is little research evaluating the feasibility of implementing such interventions in routine practice in primary care facilities. We implemented an intervention called Options for Health within routine adherence counselling practice in 20 antiretroviral facilities in Cape Town, South Africa. Lay counsellors were trained to use Options to help clients to optimise ARV adherence and reduce sexual risk behaviour. Counsellors delivered the intervention to 9% of eligible patients over 12 months. Interviews with counsellors revealed barriers to implementation including a lack of counselling space, time pressure and patient resistance to counselling. Counsellors felt that Options was not appropriate for use with all patients and adherence problems, and used parts of the intervention as it suited their needs. Findings revealed weaknesses in the current adherence counselling system that have implications for the feasibility of behaviour change counselling within this context.-
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