Psychosocial Factors Associated with Scheduled Dose-Timing Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among HIV-Positive Women in Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria
The research question
How do psychosocial experiences and everyday circumstances relate to whether women living with HIV take antiretroviral medication at their scheduled times?
Approach
A sequential explanatory mixed-methods design combined a quantitative survey of 420 women receiving ART with 13 purposively selected in-depth interviews. Quantitative analysis included descriptive statistics, chi-square tests and binary logistic regression. Interview data were analysed thematically, with findings integrated to provide a fuller interpretation.
Why it matters
The study highlights that medication routines are influenced not only by individual intention, but also by privacy, stigma, disclosure decisions, work and household responsibilities, and access to supportive relationships.
KEY FINDING
of participants reported good scheduled dose-timing adherence.
ASSOCIATED FACTORS
Both factors were associated with lower odds of good dose-timing adherence in the study's logistic regression analysis.
Confidentiality, trust, practical routines and social support all matter when people are trying to sustain treatment in everyday life.