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Empowerment in pregnancy: ART adherence among women living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa

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  • DiClemente-Bosco, Kira
  • Weber, Alison Z.
  • Harrison, Abigail
  • Tsawe, Nokwazi
  • Rini, Zanele
  • Brittain, Kirsty
  • Colvin, Christopher J.
  • Myer, Landon
  • Pellowski, Jennifer A.

Abstract

Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a global concern among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV (WLHIV). Research focusing on peripartum WLHIV and how they balance adherence, engaging in HIV care, and other forms of self-care is limited. Women's empowerment theories have been applied to myriad health behaviors to understand patterns, establish mechanisms, and develop interventions; yet empowerment theory as applied to ART is under-researched.

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  • DiClemente-Bosco, Kira & Weber, Alison Z. & Harrison, Abigail & Tsawe, Nokwazi & Rini, Zanele & Brittain, Kirsty & Colvin, Christopher J. & Myer, Landon & Pellowski, Jennifer A., 2022. "Empowerment in pregnancy: ART adherence among women living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 296(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:296:y:2022:i:c:s0277953622000417
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114738
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